shuffle

verb

/ˈʃʌfl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they shuffle	/ˈʃʌfl/ /ˈʃʌfl/
he / she / it shuffles	/ˈʃʌflz/ /ˈʃʌflz/
past simple shuffled	/ˈʃʌfld/ /ˈʃʌfld/
past participle shuffled	/ˈʃʌfld/ /ˈʃʌfld/
-ing form shuffling	/ˈʃʌflɪŋ/ /ˈʃʌflɪŋ/

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[intransitive] + adv./prep. to walk slowly without lifting your feet completely off the ground拖着脚走
- He shuffled across the room to the window.他拖着脚走到房间那头的窗户跟前。
- The line shuffled forward a little.队列往前挪了挪。
Extra Examples
- Simon shuffled awkwardly towards them.西蒙笨拙地拖着脚朝他们走去。
- She spent her day shuffling around the streets of London.她整天在伦敦街头闲逛。
- The man shuffled off into the night.那个人拖着脚步消失在夜色中。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- quickly
- slowly
- awkwardly
- …
preposition
- across
- down
- into
- …
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[transitive, intransitive] shuffle (something) to move from one foot to another, especially because you are bored, nervous or embarrassed （笨拙或尴尬地）把脚动来动去；坐立不安
- Jenny shuffled her feet and blushed with shame.珍妮来回倒换着脚，羞愧得脸红了。
- The boys shuffled around uncomfortably.男孩们不安地动来动去。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- nervously
- uncomfortably
- uneasily
- …
phrases
- shuffle from foot to foot
- shuffle from one foot to the other
- shuffle in your chair
- …
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[transitive, intransitive] shuffle (something) to mix cards up in a pack of playing cards before playing a game洗（牌）
- Shuffle the cards and deal out seven to each player.洗洗牌，然后给每人发七张。
- I shuffled the deck, then pulled a card out from the middle.我洗牌，然后从中间抽出一张牌。
- Whose turn is it to shuffle?该轮到谁洗牌?
Wordfinder
- ace
- card
- cut
- deal
- gambling
- hand
- jack
- shuffle
- suit
- trump
[transitive] shuffle something to move paper or things into different positions or a different order把（纸张等）变换位置，打乱次序
- I shuffled the documents on my desk.我胡乱翻动桌上的文件。
- Don't worry, I should be able to shuffle some of the classes around.别担心，我应该能把一些课挪来挪去。

Word Originmid 16th cent.: perhaps from Low German schuffeln ‘walk clumsily’, also ‘deal dishonestly, shuffle (cards)’, of Germanic origin; related to shove and scuffle.

shuffle

noun

/ˈʃʌfl/

[usually singular]Idioms

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a slow walk in which you take small steps and do not lift your feet completely off the ground拖着脚走
- The old man walked with a shuffle.老人拖着脚走路。
- There was a shuffle of feet as the room emptied.房间里空空如也，传来一阵脚步声。
the act of mixing cards before a card game洗牌
- Give the cards a good shuffle.把牌好好洗一洗。
Topics Games and toysc2
a type of dancing in which you take small steps and do not lift your feet completely off the ground曳步舞
(also reshuffle)
a change in the jobs that a group of people do, for example in a government 洗牌：一群人所做的工作的变化，例如在政府中

Word Originmid 16th cent.: perhaps from Low German schuffeln ‘walk clumsily’, also ‘deal dishonestly, shuffle (cards)’, of Germanic origin; related to shove and scuffle.

Idioms

lose somebody/something in the shuffle

[usually passive] (North American English) to not notice somebody/something or pay attention to somebody/something because of a confusing situation在混乱中没有注意到；忽略；遗失
- Middle children tend to get lost in the shuffle.排行居中的子女往往得不到充分的关注。

on shuffle

(of pieces of music stored on a music player or music app) not in any special order随机播放
- I use my phone's music app on shuffle.我在shuffle上使用手机的音乐应用程序。
- The song came up on shuffle.这首歌是随机播放的。
- You can put your whole music collection on shuffle.你可以将你所有的音乐收藏进行随机播放。