Definition of shuffle in English:

shuffle

verb ˈʃʌf(ə)lˈʃəfəl

1no object, with adverbial Walk by dragging one's feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground.
拖着脚走
I stepped into my skis and shuffled to the edge of the steep slope
我系上滑雪板，拖着脚走到陡峭的山坡边。
Example sentencesExamples
- For a mid-week afternoon there are few people at the market, which is a relief as sometimes it's so crowded you must walk shoulder to shoulder and shuffle along with baby steps.
- Meanwhile her male friend, shuffled along the platform after her, a small pile of coins in his hand.
- He looked about 35 and shuffled along slowly, looking down at his feet, oblivious to the noise, traffic and cars around him.
- Morgan shuffled along, as if a cripple, his feet dragging piteously on the floor.
- Elizabeth Mathobege shuffles into the LifeLine office in Alexandra, clutching a torn envelope in her wrinkled hands.
- With Romero penning the script, the dead once again walked and shuffled along the landscape of Pittsburgh.
- The traffic came to a screeching halt and the faceless multitudes shuffling along the pavements actually paused to turn and look at the cause of it all.
- I shrugged and walked to the counter, feet shuffling along the Persian carpet.
- Elderly couples shuffled along the cobblestones, tongues flapping slowly at their ice cream cones.
- I walked slowly shuffling along the busy hallway reflecting how alone one could feel in such a crowded place.
- And when we walked back down the corridor I noticed he was shuffling along, really like a defeated soldier on retreat.
- His feet were shuffling along with the rest of him, tapping out the beat on the cement floor.
- She could hear her sister shuffling along the hard floor.
- He then got to his feet and started shuffling along doing an impression of the way I walked.
- Lazily drifting at a high altitude, you wait until the sap investing his paycheck in the drunk blonde shuffles off to the restroom.
- He shuffled back along the ground away from her, scared and confused by what was happening.
- This didn't seem to bother the young boy as he walked along, shuffled with the rest of the crowd milling about.
- Drew and Jordan tussled out the door and onto the side walk, as Gavin shuffles along behind them.
- The child stayed on the table, listening until the shuffles of worn out, oversized slippers.
- Except that this time, the gentleman of the couple was walking with a frame and was shuffling along very slowly indeed.
Synonyms
shamble, drag one's feet, stumble, lumber
stagger, teeter, totter, dodder, reel, lurch
hobble, limp
Scottish &amp Northern Irish sprauchle
1. 1.1 Shift one's position while sitting or move one's feet while standing, typically because of boredom, nervousness, or embarrassment.
  （尤指因厌倦、紧张或尴尬而）改变坐立位置；坐立不安
  Christine shuffled uneasily in her chair
  克里斯廷在椅子上不安地变换着坐姿。
  with object Ben shuffled his feet in the awkward silence
  本在尴尬的沉默之中不断挪动着双脚。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Michael kept his eyes on his feet as he shuffled into my room.
  I couldn't see from under my pillow, but I knew he was probably near the door shuffling from foot to foot in a nervous fashion.
  The guests shuffled to their feet, still shocked over what had almost occurred.
  I shuffled about a foot into the middle, hoping he'd lay off the fact I was freaking out.
  Unsure of how to respond, the audience shuffled to its feet.
  I shuffled to my feet, gathered my binder, and slung my backpack over one shoulder lazily.
  He always kept it short and one of his feet shuffled around when he was nervous, as he did just then.
  An older lady hobbled into the crowd, her feet shuffling under her and her hand shaky on her cane.
  The dive blokes shuffled their feet with embarrassment, trying to pretend that it wasn't happening, but unable to stop gawping.
  His hands moved quickly when he talked, and he shuffled from one foot to the other, as if dancing.
  People would run from across the street to try and grab a dry space among the crowd, who were muttering to themselves and shuffling from foot to foot while they waited for the storm to abate.
  A pair of feet shuffled to the front, and the rest formed a line.
  I averted my gaze to the tarred road between us, beneath us, and restrained my feet from shuffling ashamedly.
  The old lady had got to her feet and after shuffling slowly forwards, was standing in awe next to the younger woman.
  Riley cleared his throat and shuffled uneasily on his feet.
  ‘You might be waiting a while,’ she muttered miserably, shuffling to her feet.
  When the whispering started, she began to shuffle her feet in embarrassment, her combat boots scarping harshly against the linoleum.
  He rubbed the back of his neck and shuffled to his other foot.
  His wild eyes were watching the boys and his feet shuffled uneasily.
  Claire looked at her feet, shuffling uncomfortably in place.
  Synonyms
  scrape, drag, scratch, grind, scuffle, scuff
2. 1.2shuffle something intowith object Put part of one's body into (an item of clothing), typically in a clumsy way.
  笨拙地穿上
  she shuffled her feet into a pair of shoes
2with object Rearrange (a pack of cards) by sliding them over each other quickly.
洗（牌）
he shuffled the cards and cut the deck
no object anybody who has played skat with my gran knows how to shuffle without dropping the cards
Example sentencesExamples
- During each deal, the dealer's partner shuffles the other pack and places it to the right.
- The dealer shuffles, and then deals the cards out clockwise one at a time: four cards face down to each player and four face up to the centre of the table.
- The dealer shuffles, and the player to dealer's right cuts.
- What if you shuffled a pack of cards thoroughly and turned over the top 10 cards and they were all red?
- The cards in the pot are shuffled together with the discarded cards and re-dealt to the players, so that each player has one card fewer than in the round before.
- The dealer shuffles, and offers the cards to the player on his right to cut.
- At the end of each hand, the played cards are gathered together and the whole pack is shuffled by the new dealer before the next deal.
- For the first deal a randomly chosen player shuffles, that player's right-hand neighbour cuts.
- This player is called ‘the dealer’, but does not deal - he just shuffles.
- Nevada regulators have gone so far as to informally allow casino dealers to count cards and shuffle whenever the remainder of a shoe favors the players.
- The dealer shuffles and deals each player 10 cards, one at a time. 3 cards are put face-down in the middle of the table to form the blind.
- The other night, three of us were sitting at the blackjack table watching the dealer shuffle.
- A second pack of cards is shuffled and the top card turned over to determine trumps.
- She reached into her pocket and pulled out a pack of cards, shuffling them hopefully.
- When the banner deal is done, the dealer takes all of the extra cards, puts them back in the deck, and shuffles 2-3 more times.
- Played with a standard 52 card deck, shuffle and deal 4 cards face up into the center of the play area.
- Now that everybody has their cards [each has 12 cards, 3 of each suit], each person then shuffles their own cards.
- The dealer shuffles, the non-dealer cuts the cards [but see variations], and dealer deals 6 cards face down to each player one at a time.
- The dealer shuffles and deals out the cards face down to the players one at a time, clockwise, until everyone has a hand of six cards.
- You then take the other pack of cards and shuffle and cut again.
Synonyms
mix, mix up, mingle, intermix
shift about, rearrange, reorganize, jumble
1. 2.1 Move (people or things) around so as to occupy different positions or to be in a different order.
  调动；弄混；改组
  my father shuffled his money around various building societies
  she shuffled her papers into a neat pile
  the selectors have been shuffling their resources in recent matches
  Example sentencesExamples
  He sat at his seat behind the desk shuffling his papers around angrily.
  The rest of those cowardly rats just stared at the ceiling and shuffled their papers.
  The backs have overcome their attacking troubles, and shuffling players around in positions seems to have paid off.
  I could add new entries, shuffle the order of entries and delete entries from this list.
  He smiled and winked, then checked his watch and began shuffling papers around on his desk.
  Votes will be recorded on a disc in each count centre and then brought to a central area, where they will be shuffled in order to guarantee voters' anonymity.
  She shuffled a few papers before moving to stand in front of the rows of desks.
  This would include bowling changes, field changes, shuffling the batting order, speeding up or slowing down the pace of the game, etc.
  It all seems very dull: shuffling bits of paper in endless files.
  How about applying the same tax rules and rates to companies and individuals so people don't spend half their time shuffling money around to minimise tax.
  Cole came into his cubicle and shuffled some of the papers on top.
  When my turn came, he was shuffling papers around at his desk and greeted me with a flourish of his left arm.
  She shuffled the papers, straightened them, and then filed them away somewhere.
  He looked down at the floor and began shuffling a paper clip that was lying on the floor around with his foot.
  In lieu of using polls to determine a candidate's strength among the voters, prudent observers will watch how the campaign teams shuffle their money.
  She shuffled papers on her desk, and he went into his office, made a few phone calls, and waited for the confrontation.
  Fifty or more counters sit at trestle tables shuffling the ballot papers into piles of 50.
  He was shuffling papers around in a large file but stopped when he saw me look up.
  Dexter shuffled the papers in his lap, squinting through the reading glasses that he'd been promising to upgrade for three months.
  A lot of what a manager does all day, clearly, is sit behind a desk shuffling paper.
2. 2.2 Play or arrange (tracks on a music player) in a random order.
  the control lets you shuffle or skip songs by flicking the phone with your wrist
  Example sentencesExamples
  For example, the playlist gives you intros interspersed with clips in the appropriate order, but if your player is shuffling tunes it won't preserve that order.
  Shuffling the order of tracks doesn't prop up any emotions or themes or kill any "album" concepts.
  It also can alert you to text messages, mute or reject incoming calls, and shuffle the songs on any of the new Walkman phones.
  You can shake it to shuffle songs and turn it sideways to watch music and flick through album covers.
  I've finally discovered the point of shuffle (forgive me if everyone else has been gaining great satisfaction from shuffling the 10 tracks on an album all these years).
  With some discs, it might not much matter; however, this album is not just a collection of songs that could be shuffled about.
  Shuffling across thousands of songs suddenly becomes an utterly compelling experience.
  The site will also provide Irish users with features such as iMix, a way in which users can publish their playlist; party shuffle, a playlist that automatically shuffles and plays songs from the user's library; and gift certificates.
  The software's shuffle-play capability juxtaposes them in intriguing ways, even shuffling through only the tracks played in the past 90 days.
  You can shuffle song order, making it fairly easy to say "play everything I have in a random order".
  The new one has a far superior menu system and you can shuffle to the next song by shaking it.
  As pretentious as that sounds, the menus are actually extremely well laid out, and even include options for repeating and shuffling of the disc and tracks.
  Internet radio is different: it may mean shuffling tracks, personalisation, downloading.
  No matter how I shuffle the songs, I keep coming across these Britney clumps.
  Ashton and I were fooling around with the karaoke machine, and we decided to select all songs and shuffle it.
  It took a far more computer literate friend to help out before I could finally find the right socket, but after that I was away and it has been worth it for the pure joy of shuffling my tunes, as I believe the expression goes.
  The Evolution lets you hide your gadgets here-and-there about your person, while keeping them near enough to your fingertips to shuffle tunes and find your camera in an instant.
  Once you've got 1200 + songs to shuffle with, surfing that random access is hugely enjoyable.
  'You OK getting back?' Tina asked, shuffling the songs on the iPod to start the dancing.
  Advanced Shake Control lets you shuffle or skip songs by flicking the phone with your wrist.
3. 2.3shuffle throughno object Sort or look through (a number of things) hurriedly.
  匆忙地整理（或浏览）
  he shuffled through the papers
  他匆忙整理了桌上的文件。
  Example sentencesExamples
  How is the epidemic deterred by airline passengers shuffling through trays of disinfectant?
  But he shuffled through the pack of pictures without looking at them.
  ‘Wait a minute,’ I said, shuffling through the photos.
  Why was he shuffling through glossy brochures on his lap at the same time?
  Katerina sat in the middle of her room, on the bed to be exact, shuffling through old photographs of Mitzy and Renee, who had taken the day off to go shopping.
  At a desk to the very side of the room, a very overweight, red-faced man was shuffling through some files and stuffing them into Manila folders.
  I watched this guy look around, jump into the dumpster, shuffle through a ton of dirty diapers and locate a half-eaten sandwich.
  Devon retorted, shuffling through his bag and pulling out a red apple, ‘Here, you should eat.’
  Fossett shuffles through the papers strewn across the chart table and digs out a list of speed-sailing records he has compiled.
  The big box of Christmas paper came down from the cupboard above the microwave, and Mum shuffled through her collection, sorting them into various piles.
  Ket shuffled through her papers again and slotted them back into her bag.
  Not only does this keep you focused on answering the question, it also keeps the reader focused on the proposal, without switching back and forth while shuffling through papers.
  The clerk shuffles through a pile of documents, tells him not to worry, he does have an appointment, and to go back to where he came from.
  Dennis is busy organizing his desk, shuffling through all sorts of papers.
  Greg began shuffling through his desk in search of something.
  It is accessible but it suffers from too many personalities shuffling through on a page by page basis.
  The Health Service worker says: ‘hold on a minute will you caller’ and shuffles through a filing cabinet to find the necessary forms.
  ‘Oh yeah, it's fine,’ she said absently, shuffling through the mail to make sure there were no emergencies.
  It's worth the trouble, just to be able to dream a little over a third cup of coffee, shuffling through your newspaper and doing a bit of desultory people-watching.
  She was shuffling through my papers on the desk.
3shuffle something offwith object Get out of or avoid a responsibility or obligation.
逃避责任（或义务）
some hospitals can shuffle off their responsibilities by claiming to have no suitable facilities
一些医院可能声称没有合适的设备而逃避责任。
Example sentencesExamples
- If you have a customer complaint, don't shuffle it off to others.
- Now, there are many reasons why the more unconventional parties are shuffled off to the sides of the electoral process.
- To hear a lecture on proper accounting from Congress - whose favorite financial tool is shuffling liabilities off its balance sheet, in the form of either unfunded mandates or unfunded promises such as Social Security - is a joke.
- It is time to get back to basics: to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family, and not shuffling it off on the state.
- Managers should not be shuffling patients off waiting lists to meet a manifesto target.
Synonyms
evade, dodge, avoid, get out of, sidestep, shuffle off, run away from, shrink from, shun, slide out of, play truant from, skip, miss, not attend
1. 3.1archaic no object Behave in a shifty or evasive manner.
  〈古〉躲闪；支吾；搪塞
  Mr Milles did not frankly own it, but seem'd to shuffle about it
  米尔斯先生不是坦率承认这件事，而似乎在搪塞。
2. 3.2shuffle out ofarchaic no object Get out of (a difficult situation) in an underhand way.
  〈古〉狡猾地摆脱（困境）
  he shuffles out of the consequences by vague charges of undue influence
  通过含糊指控有人对他施加了不正当压力，他狡猾地摆脱了其后果。

noun ˈʃʌf(ə)lˈʃəfəl

1A shuffling movement, walk, or sound.
曳行；曳步；曳步声
there was a shuffle of approaching feet
曳步声越来越近了。
Example sentencesExamples
- His walk was reduced to a shuffle and his speech became muffled.
- He looks like a beggar, yet his eyes lack the proper cringe, his voice the proper whine, his walk the proper shuffle.
- Their sleep was eased by the sound of water and the steady shuffle of hooves, the night closed in around them, drawing the light from the fire until it was glowing embers.
- The ancient Royal Mile echoed to nothing but the soft-shoe shuffle of an American tourist.
- He was shabbily dressed and walked with something of a shuffle.
- A few minutes before Mr Johns knocked Miss Richardson had heard a bang and a shuffle coming from upstairs, which later she assumed had been the noise of the fight taking place.
- There is an occasional cough, the shuffle of a footstep, the jingle of some coins, and the rattle of newspapers.
- Plush but tidy brown hush puppies softened the girl's tread, and she walked with a slight shuffle, back hunched a bit, as if she were trying to hide from the world.
- There was the sound of a shuffle, like a body rising to its feet.
- He walked with a hesitating shuffle, unsure how to distribute his weight.
- There sounded a slight shuffle before the blonde-haired beauty appeared, dress now slightly wrinkled though just as pretty.
- The hobble became a rapid shuffle and then a quite respectable stroll, and the discomfort faded away.
- Their common gait is a shuffle like walk, however, they are able to reach speeds of 15 miles per hour on the ground.
- There was a shuffle from inside the room and the sound of a bolt sliding back on the inside before the door opened.
- George heard the soft shuffle of footsteps approaching from the hall.
- The soft shuffle of footsteps in the silent hall alerted Cassari to the fact that some of the students were moving.
- I heard a thud as he must of fallen from his bed, then the lazy shuffle as he proceeded to walk to the door.
- You too will have to be walked out in a shuffle, the doormen now more like sanitarium orderlies than bouncers.
- I was doing the usual shuffle up the crowded stairs, walking on the extreme left.
- Amy moved in something between a death-row shuffle and a proud march as Hart sidled close to her, ears leveled with uncertainty.
1. 1.1 A quick dragging or scraping movement of the feet in dancing.
  （舞蹈中）曳步动作
  Violet tried on a top hat and did a brief vaudeville shuffle
  Example sentencesExamples
  One breaks into an impromptu jig, or sun dance, or hobo shuffle, whatever, while the others clap the beat.
  Whether the movement he notes is a ‘momentous step’, or a sideways shuffle, is a matter of interpretation.
  A simple shuffle has no way of knowing who is dancing to what.
  Behind us, a middle-aged couple began to dance, a gentle rhythmic shuffle which seemed to catch on amongst the audience.
2. 1.2 A dance performed with quick dragging or scraping movements of the feet.
  （舞蹈中）曳步动作
  Example sentencesExamples
  The couple still enjoy a soft shoe shuffle during a tea dance at the Trafford Centre and Edna said her life with Jim had been wonderful.
  It is not known when the shuffle was first performed on turf, rather than in a lounge room, but it is definitely known that opposition clubs hated it.
  The shuffle, however, is like it was designed especially for me.
  Along with the other ‘schoolgirls’ in the ladies' chorus, they have been practising the art of the Japanese shuffle.
3. 1.3 A piece of music for or in the style of a shuffle.
  曳步舞曲
  mass noun it's the usual blend of boogie, shuffle, and ballad
  Example sentencesExamples
  Blind Lemon recently released their debut self-titled album, which showcases the band's range of sounds from swing and shuffle to slow blues.
  For Line of Fire, he sets up a jazzy shuffle on the drums while a lone guitar twangs thousands of feet below.
  ‘I Send My Love to You’ starts slowly but is rescued by a rockabilly shuffle.
  Highlights therefore include the acoustic shuffle of The Charging Sky, which includes some really lush melodies, excellent slide guitar and really fun lyrics.
4. 1.4 A rhythmic motif based on a shuffle dance step and typical of early jazz, consisting of alternating crotchets and quavers in a triplet pattern.
  慢切分节奏，曳步舞拍
2An act of shuffling a pack of cards.
洗牌
the discard is removed from the deck until the next shuffle
Example sentencesExamples
- You instantly know your chances of getting a blackjack during the rest of that shuffle are zero.
- I once managed to put the evil eye on a Korean dealer on a cruise ship once that she spilt a clump of aces all over the table during the shuffle revealing their precise location.
- Many players believe that the shuffle has some kind of mystical properties which change player advantage.
- Those that use a constant shuffle certainly negate card counting.
- Every shuffle of a deck of cards leads to a 52-card sequence that has low a priori probability, but has unit probability once the cards are all on the table.
- The second shuffle, after the stock is exposed, is to randomize for the next round of drafting.
- During the shuffle, dealer holds the cards so that she and the other players cannot see any of their faces.
- Basically, everything you need to know about the operation of your shuffle is on one little compact card.
- It drives them crazy, because it is a lot of responsibility to be all things to all people, and you can lose yourself in the shuffle, where there are no longer 52 cards in the deck.
- Morris reveals how this card trick works and explains the mathematics of perfect shuffles in his new book Magic Tricks, Card Shuffling, and Dynamic Computer Memories.
- I picked up the cards in the same sequence that they do in the casino and used a standard, two pass casino shuffle.
- During the play, players cards are not mixed with other cards, so each round can start immediately after the preceding one without a shuffle or deal intervening.
- During the last deck before the shuffle when the count was favorable I would bet many black and many red with a few green and sometimes duplicate this for a second hand.
- We were a jury now, although not all of us made it through the random card shuffle that decided exactly which twelve people would fill the jury's benches.
- A professional bridge player was suspended from competition for manipulating a deck of cards during the shuffle and deal.
- If no player has a double (theoretically this can happen once in 700 games) the stones are put back and there is a new shuffle.
- Thus the expected number of shuffles needed to get two cards below B is n + n / 2.
- Between deals, a perfunctory shuffle is sufficient.
- Two Nevada casinos are looking for a new shuffle.
- Because frequent shuffles slow down the game, and a slower game is better for most players because it reduces their exposure to the house edge.
1. 2.1 A change of order or relative positions; a reshuffle.
  搅乱；改组
  the Prime Minister may have to consider a cabinet shuffle in the spring
  春季首相也许得考虑内阁改组。
  Example sentencesExamples
  McManus also raised eyebrows with a number of administrative shuffles that promoted some cops and transferred others who had been high up in his predecessor's administration.
  He also ruled out an immediate cabinet shuffle, but noted ministers could be replaced if courts find them guilty of crimes.
  Whittred, previously the minister of state for Intermediate, Long-term and Home Care, was the other North Shore loser in the cabinet shuffle.
  After a cabinet shuffle last year, he was made minister of community government and transportation, as well as culture, language, elders and youth.
  This summer also brought two important cabinet shuffles.
  There was one last shuffle of positions as they prepared for another legendary story.
  It never fails to amaze me that junior high school pecking-order shuffles and re-shuffles are often the best way to read the policy tea leaves in the capital city of the world's most powerful nation.
  As well as re-orging every quarter the corporate wizards also like us to have a desk shuffle on a regular basis, making you feel much like a character at the mad hatters tea party.
  The Presidential Office denied that a Cabinet shuffle was being considered.
  Last Sunday, he fired long-time Finance Minster Paul Martin, in the second emergency cabinet shuffle in a week.
  Namibians were thrown a curved ball this week when the President abruptly announced a minor cabinet shuffle, which included the sacking of a minister and his deputy.
  But he made no mention of a cabinet shuffle, despite the fact that rumours are swirling around Nassau about such a move.
  The fact two cabinet ministers did not seek re-election might, however, force a cabinet shuffle, Lemieux suggested.
2. 2.2 A facility on a music player for playing tracks in an arbitrary order.
  （CD机上）非顺序自由播放装置
  I had my iPod on shuffle and ‘Eleanor Rigby’ just happened to begin playing
  as modifier a shuffle facility
  非顺序自由播放装置。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I admit, it's a tough situation, especially since the CD shuffle often occurs when the parent is behind the wheel of a vehicle.
  And that means that the music at work will go back onto proper rotation, not the half-assed shuffle of one CD alternated with Christmas carols.
  A little song order shuffle, and 6 other tunes, and bang - a CD can have the word very in the title.
3archaic A piece of equivocation or subterfuge.
〈古〉支吾；含糊其辞；托辞

Phrases

be (or get) lost in the shuffle

informal Be overlooked or missed in a confused or crowded situation.
〈北美，非正式〉在混乱中被忽略（或遗漏）
a more established sport that sometimes gets lost in the shuffle is team handball
Example sentencesExamples
- There are important bodies, but sometimes the way the UN system works, they get lost in the shuffle.
- Somehow that point is getting lost in the shuffle.
- Between the two things, in a world where no one gets enough love and affection anyway, rational thought gets lost in the shuffle and guys start behaving weirdly and saying stupid things.
- Jesus came with a message of love and forgiveness and we can't let that get lost in the shuffle.
- There is the potential to really learn, to not get lost in the shuffle.
- Weidenreich came to the Museum in 1941, just before the Japanese invaded Beijing and his beloved Peking man fossils were lost in the shuffle (although the plaster casts he had sent to New York survived).
- I mean, the next story comes up, the next big crisis comes up in the world or in America, and it is awfully easy to get lost in the shuffle.
- When people who are supposed to be reporting the news have an agenda, something gets lost in the shuffle.
- ‘Being technical in today's market, especially a middle-aged man, I'll be lost in the shuffle with 400 other resumes at least for every job I apply for,’ John said.
- The exchange between Jonathon and Andrew has been interesting, although I fear that Ahrum's original point was lost in the shuffle.

shuffle the cards

Make a different use of one's available options or resources.

Derivatives

shuffler

noun ˈʃʌf(ə)ləˈʃəf(ə)lər

Alex stood for a second and realized the irony that her CD shuffler chose this song first.
Example sentencesExamples
- A machine-shuffled game - but not a game with a continuous shuffler that makes it impossible to count - suits counters, but most players are better off with a hand-shuffled game.
- He rails against the armies of form devisers, paper shufflers and managers who waste the tax payers' money while contributing nothing to the public good.
- This edition features a round board instead of the usual square and a plastic card dispenser that resembles a playing card shuffler.
- I left the Ministry of Agriculture many years ago now, yet my friend Tony has remained there, rising steadily to the rank of senior pencil shuffler.

Origin

Mid 16th century: perhaps from Low German schuffeln 'walk clumsily', also 'deal dishonestly, shuffle (cards)', of Germanic origin; related to shove and scuffle.

Rhymes

duffel, kerfuffle, muffle, ruffle, scuffle, snuffle, truffle

Definition of shuffle in US English:

shuffle

verbˈSHəfəlˈʃəfəl

1no object, with adverbial Walk by dragging one's feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground.
拖着脚走
I stepped into my skis and shuffled to the edge of the steep slope
我系上滑雪板，拖着脚走到陡峭的山坡边。
Example sentencesExamples
- This didn't seem to bother the young boy as he walked along, shuffled with the rest of the crowd milling about.
- His feet were shuffling along with the rest of him, tapping out the beat on the cement floor.
- He shuffled back along the ground away from her, scared and confused by what was happening.
- I shrugged and walked to the counter, feet shuffling along the Persian carpet.
- He looked about 35 and shuffled along slowly, looking down at his feet, oblivious to the noise, traffic and cars around him.
- Meanwhile her male friend, shuffled along the platform after her, a small pile of coins in his hand.
- The traffic came to a screeching halt and the faceless multitudes shuffling along the pavements actually paused to turn and look at the cause of it all.
- Lazily drifting at a high altitude, you wait until the sap investing his paycheck in the drunk blonde shuffles off to the restroom.
- He then got to his feet and started shuffling along doing an impression of the way I walked.
- Except that this time, the gentleman of the couple was walking with a frame and was shuffling along very slowly indeed.
- She could hear her sister shuffling along the hard floor.
- Drew and Jordan tussled out the door and onto the side walk, as Gavin shuffles along behind them.
- Elizabeth Mathobege shuffles into the LifeLine office in Alexandra, clutching a torn envelope in her wrinkled hands.
- Elderly couples shuffled along the cobblestones, tongues flapping slowly at their ice cream cones.
- For a mid-week afternoon there are few people at the market, which is a relief as sometimes it's so crowded you must walk shoulder to shoulder and shuffle along with baby steps.
- The child stayed on the table, listening until the shuffles of worn out, oversized slippers.
- With Romero penning the script, the dead once again walked and shuffled along the landscape of Pittsburgh.
- And when we walked back down the corridor I noticed he was shuffling along, really like a defeated soldier on retreat.
- Morgan shuffled along, as if a cripple, his feet dragging piteously on the floor.
- I walked slowly shuffling along the busy hallway reflecting how alone one could feel in such a crowded place.
Synonyms
shamble, drag one's feet, stumble, lumber
1. 1.1 Shift one's position while sitting or move one's feet while standing, typically because of boredom, nervousness, or embarrassment.
  （尤指因厌倦、紧张或尴尬而）改变坐立位置；坐立不安
  Christine shuffled uneasily in her chair
  克里斯廷在椅子上不安地变换着坐姿。
  with object Ben shuffled his feet in the awkward silence
  本在尴尬的沉默之中不断挪动着双脚。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A pair of feet shuffled to the front, and the rest formed a line.
  He rubbed the back of his neck and shuffled to his other foot.
  Michael kept his eyes on his feet as he shuffled into my room.
  ‘You might be waiting a while,’ she muttered miserably, shuffling to her feet.
  An older lady hobbled into the crowd, her feet shuffling under her and her hand shaky on her cane.
  Claire looked at her feet, shuffling uncomfortably in place.
  People would run from across the street to try and grab a dry space among the crowd, who were muttering to themselves and shuffling from foot to foot while they waited for the storm to abate.
  I shuffled to my feet, gathered my binder, and slung my backpack over one shoulder lazily.
  His wild eyes were watching the boys and his feet shuffled uneasily.
  I averted my gaze to the tarred road between us, beneath us, and restrained my feet from shuffling ashamedly.
  I shuffled about a foot into the middle, hoping he'd lay off the fact I was freaking out.
  Riley cleared his throat and shuffled uneasily on his feet.
  The guests shuffled to their feet, still shocked over what had almost occurred.
  He always kept it short and one of his feet shuffled around when he was nervous, as he did just then.
  When the whispering started, she began to shuffle her feet in embarrassment, her combat boots scarping harshly against the linoleum.
  I couldn't see from under my pillow, but I knew he was probably near the door shuffling from foot to foot in a nervous fashion.
  Unsure of how to respond, the audience shuffled to its feet.
  His hands moved quickly when he talked, and he shuffled from one foot to the other, as if dancing.
  The old lady had got to her feet and after shuffling slowly forwards, was standing in awe next to the younger woman.
  The dive blokes shuffled their feet with embarrassment, trying to pretend that it wasn't happening, but unable to stop gawping.
  Synonyms
  scrape, drag, scratch, grind, scuffle, scuff
2. 1.2shuffle something intowith object Put part of one's body into (an item of clothing), typically in a clumsy way.
  笨拙地穿上
  shuffling her feet into a pair of shoes, she tiptoed out of the room
  她笨拙地穿上鞋子，踮着脚走出房间。
2with object Rearrange (a deck of cards) by sliding the cards over each other quickly.
洗（牌）
Example sentencesExamples
- Nevada regulators have gone so far as to informally allow casino dealers to count cards and shuffle whenever the remainder of a shoe favors the players.
- For the first deal a randomly chosen player shuffles, that player's right-hand neighbour cuts.
- Now that everybody has their cards [each has 12 cards, 3 of each suit], each person then shuffles their own cards.
- What if you shuffled a pack of cards thoroughly and turned over the top 10 cards and they were all red?
- A second pack of cards is shuffled and the top card turned over to determine trumps.
- The dealer shuffles and deals each player 10 cards, one at a time. 3 cards are put face-down in the middle of the table to form the blind.
- Played with a standard 52 card deck, shuffle and deal 4 cards face up into the center of the play area.
- When the banner deal is done, the dealer takes all of the extra cards, puts them back in the deck, and shuffles 2-3 more times.
- The dealer shuffles and deals out the cards face down to the players one at a time, clockwise, until everyone has a hand of six cards.
- The dealer shuffles, and the player to dealer's right cuts.
- The dealer shuffles, the non-dealer cuts the cards [but see variations], and dealer deals 6 cards face down to each player one at a time.
- The other night, three of us were sitting at the blackjack table watching the dealer shuffle.
- At the end of each hand, the played cards are gathered together and the whole pack is shuffled by the new dealer before the next deal.
- She reached into her pocket and pulled out a pack of cards, shuffling them hopefully.
- This player is called ‘the dealer’, but does not deal - he just shuffles.
- The cards in the pot are shuffled together with the discarded cards and re-dealt to the players, so that each player has one card fewer than in the round before.
- You then take the other pack of cards and shuffle and cut again.
- During each deal, the dealer's partner shuffles the other pack and places it to the right.
- The dealer shuffles, and then deals the cards out clockwise one at a time: four cards face down to each player and four face up to the centre of the table.
- The dealer shuffles, and offers the cards to the player on his right to cut.
Synonyms
mix, mix up, mingle, intermix
1. 2.1 Move (people or things) around so as to occupy different positions or to be in a different order.
  调动；弄混；改组
  she shuffled her papers into a neat pile
  Example sentencesExamples
  He looked down at the floor and began shuffling a paper clip that was lying on the floor around with his foot.
  The backs have overcome their attacking troubles, and shuffling players around in positions seems to have paid off.
  I could add new entries, shuffle the order of entries and delete entries from this list.
  This would include bowling changes, field changes, shuffling the batting order, speeding up or slowing down the pace of the game, etc.
  The rest of those cowardly rats just stared at the ceiling and shuffled their papers.
  A lot of what a manager does all day, clearly, is sit behind a desk shuffling paper.
  Dexter shuffled the papers in his lap, squinting through the reading glasses that he'd been promising to upgrade for three months.
  She shuffled papers on her desk, and he went into his office, made a few phone calls, and waited for the confrontation.
  In lieu of using polls to determine a candidate's strength among the voters, prudent observers will watch how the campaign teams shuffle their money.
  He smiled and winked, then checked his watch and began shuffling papers around on his desk.
  Votes will be recorded on a disc in each count centre and then brought to a central area, where they will be shuffled in order to guarantee voters' anonymity.
  She shuffled the papers, straightened them, and then filed them away somewhere.
  She shuffled a few papers before moving to stand in front of the rows of desks.
  When my turn came, he was shuffling papers around at his desk and greeted me with a flourish of his left arm.
  How about applying the same tax rules and rates to companies and individuals so people don't spend half their time shuffling money around to minimise tax.
  It all seems very dull: shuffling bits of paper in endless files.
  Cole came into his cubicle and shuffled some of the papers on top.
  Fifty or more counters sit at trestle tables shuffling the ballot papers into piles of 50.
  He was shuffling papers around in a large file but stopped when he saw me look up.
  He sat at his seat behind the desk shuffling his papers around angrily.
2. 2.2 Play or arrange (tracks on a music player) in a random order.
  the control lets you shuffle or skip songs by flicking the phone with your wrist
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Evolution lets you hide your gadgets here-and-there about your person, while keeping them near enough to your fingertips to shuffle tunes and find your camera in an instant.
  I've finally discovered the point of shuffle (forgive me if everyone else has been gaining great satisfaction from shuffling the 10 tracks on an album all these years).
  For example, the playlist gives you intros interspersed with clips in the appropriate order, but if your player is shuffling tunes it won't preserve that order.
  You can shuffle song order, making it fairly easy to say "play everything I have in a random order".
  With some discs, it might not much matter; however, this album is not just a collection of songs that could be shuffled about.
  Once you've got 1200 + songs to shuffle with, surfing that random access is hugely enjoyable.
  The software's shuffle-play capability juxtaposes them in intriguing ways, even shuffling through only the tracks played in the past 90 days.
  The new one has a far superior menu system and you can shuffle to the next song by shaking it.
  It also can alert you to text messages, mute or reject incoming calls, and shuffle the songs on any of the new Walkman phones.
  Advanced Shake Control lets you shuffle or skip songs by flicking the phone with your wrist.
  You can shake it to shuffle songs and turn it sideways to watch music and flick through album covers.
  Internet radio is different: it may mean shuffling tracks, personalisation, downloading.
  It took a far more computer literate friend to help out before I could finally find the right socket, but after that I was away and it has been worth it for the pure joy of shuffling my tunes, as I believe the expression goes.
  Ashton and I were fooling around with the karaoke machine, and we decided to select all songs and shuffle it.
  No matter how I shuffle the songs, I keep coming across these Britney clumps.
  As pretentious as that sounds, the menus are actually extremely well laid out, and even include options for repeating and shuffling of the disc and tracks.
  Shuffling the order of tracks doesn't prop up any emotions or themes or kill any "album" concepts.
  'You OK getting back?' Tina asked, shuffling the songs on the iPod to start the dancing.
  The site will also provide Irish users with features such as iMix, a way in which users can publish their playlist; party shuffle, a playlist that automatically shuffles and plays songs from the user's library; and gift certificates.
  Shuffling across thousands of songs suddenly becomes an utterly compelling experience.
3. 2.3shuffle throughno object Sort or look through (a number of things) hurriedly.
  匆忙地整理（或浏览）
  he shuffled through the papers on his desk
  他匆忙整理了桌上的文件。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The clerk shuffles through a pile of documents, tells him not to worry, he does have an appointment, and to go back to where he came from.
  But he shuffled through the pack of pictures without looking at them.
  Why was he shuffling through glossy brochures on his lap at the same time?
  It's worth the trouble, just to be able to dream a little over a third cup of coffee, shuffling through your newspaper and doing a bit of desultory people-watching.
  The big box of Christmas paper came down from the cupboard above the microwave, and Mum shuffled through her collection, sorting them into various piles.
  Fossett shuffles through the papers strewn across the chart table and digs out a list of speed-sailing records he has compiled.
  ‘Wait a minute,’ I said, shuffling through the photos.
  At a desk to the very side of the room, a very overweight, red-faced man was shuffling through some files and stuffing them into Manila folders.
  Katerina sat in the middle of her room, on the bed to be exact, shuffling through old photographs of Mitzy and Renee, who had taken the day off to go shopping.
  How is the epidemic deterred by airline passengers shuffling through trays of disinfectant?
  It is accessible but it suffers from too many personalities shuffling through on a page by page basis.
  Not only does this keep you focused on answering the question, it also keeps the reader focused on the proposal, without switching back and forth while shuffling through papers.
  ‘Oh yeah, it's fine,’ she said absently, shuffling through the mail to make sure there were no emergencies.
  Dennis is busy organizing his desk, shuffling through all sorts of papers.
  Greg began shuffling through his desk in search of something.
  I watched this guy look around, jump into the dumpster, shuffle through a ton of dirty diapers and locate a half-eaten sandwich.
  Devon retorted, shuffling through his bag and pulling out a red apple, ‘Here, you should eat.’
  Ket shuffled through her papers again and slotted them back into her bag.
  She was shuffling through my papers on the desk.
  The Health Service worker says: ‘hold on a minute will you caller’ and shuffles through a filing cabinet to find the necessary forms.
3shuffle something offwith object Get out of or avoid a responsibility or obligation.
逃避责任（或义务）
some hospitals can shuffle off their responsibilities by claiming to have no suitable facilities
一些医院可能声称没有合适的设备而逃避责任。
Example sentencesExamples
- To hear a lecture on proper accounting from Congress - whose favorite financial tool is shuffling liabilities off its balance sheet, in the form of either unfunded mandates or unfunded promises such as Social Security - is a joke.
- Now, there are many reasons why the more unconventional parties are shuffled off to the sides of the electoral process.
- If you have a customer complaint, don't shuffle it off to others.
- Managers should not be shuffling patients off waiting lists to meet a manifesto target.
- It is time to get back to basics: to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family, and not shuffling it off on the state.
Synonyms
evade, dodge, avoid, get out of, sidestep, shuffle off, run away from, shrink from, shun, slide out of, play truant from, skip, miss, not attend
1. 3.1archaic no object Behave in a shifty or evasive manner.
  〈古〉躲闪；支吾；搪塞
  Mr. Mills did not frankly own it, but seemed to shuffle about it
  米尔斯先生不是坦率承认这件事，而似乎在搪塞。
2. 3.2shuffle out ofarchaic no object Get out of (a difficult situation) in an underhanded or evasive manner.
  〈古〉狡猾地摆脱（困境）
  he shuffles out of the consequences by vague charges of undue influence
  通过含糊指控有人对他施加了不正当压力，他狡猾地摆脱了其后果。

nounˈSHəfəlˈʃəfəl

1A shuffling movement, walk, or sound.
曳行；曳步；曳步声
there was a shuffle of approaching feet
曳步声越来越近了。
Example sentencesExamples
- The hobble became a rapid shuffle and then a quite respectable stroll, and the discomfort faded away.
- George heard the soft shuffle of footsteps approaching from the hall.
- Their common gait is a shuffle like walk, however, they are able to reach speeds of 15 miles per hour on the ground.
- A few minutes before Mr Johns knocked Miss Richardson had heard a bang and a shuffle coming from upstairs, which later she assumed had been the noise of the fight taking place.
- There sounded a slight shuffle before the blonde-haired beauty appeared, dress now slightly wrinkled though just as pretty.
- I was doing the usual shuffle up the crowded stairs, walking on the extreme left.
- The soft shuffle of footsteps in the silent hall alerted Cassari to the fact that some of the students were moving.
- You too will have to be walked out in a shuffle, the doormen now more like sanitarium orderlies than bouncers.
- He was shabbily dressed and walked with something of a shuffle.
- He looks like a beggar, yet his eyes lack the proper cringe, his voice the proper whine, his walk the proper shuffle.
- His walk was reduced to a shuffle and his speech became muffled.
- There is an occasional cough, the shuffle of a footstep, the jingle of some coins, and the rattle of newspapers.
- There was the sound of a shuffle, like a body rising to its feet.
- There was a shuffle from inside the room and the sound of a bolt sliding back on the inside before the door opened.
- Amy moved in something between a death-row shuffle and a proud march as Hart sidled close to her, ears leveled with uncertainty.
- Their sleep was eased by the sound of water and the steady shuffle of hooves, the night closed in around them, drawing the light from the fire until it was glowing embers.
- He walked with a hesitating shuffle, unsure how to distribute his weight.
- I heard a thud as he must of fallen from his bed, then the lazy shuffle as he proceeded to walk to the door.
- The ancient Royal Mile echoed to nothing but the soft-shoe shuffle of an American tourist.
- Plush but tidy brown hush puppies softened the girl's tread, and she walked with a slight shuffle, back hunched a bit, as if she were trying to hide from the world.
1. 1.1 A quick dragging or scraping movement of the feet in dancing.
  （舞蹈中）曳步动作
  Example sentencesExamples
  A simple shuffle has no way of knowing who is dancing to what.
  Behind us, a middle-aged couple began to dance, a gentle rhythmic shuffle which seemed to catch on amongst the audience.
  One breaks into an impromptu jig, or sun dance, or hobo shuffle, whatever, while the others clap the beat.
  Whether the movement he notes is a ‘momentous step’, or a sideways shuffle, is a matter of interpretation.
2. 1.2 A dance performed with shuffling steps.
  曳步舞
  Example sentencesExamples
  The shuffle, however, is like it was designed especially for me.
  The couple still enjoy a soft shoe shuffle during a tea dance at the Trafford Centre and Edna said her life with Jim had been wonderful.
  Along with the other ‘schoolgirls’ in the ladies' chorus, they have been practising the art of the Japanese shuffle.
  It is not known when the shuffle was first performed on turf, rather than in a lounge room, but it is definitely known that opposition clubs hated it.
3. 1.3 A piece of music for or in the style of a shuffle.
  曳步舞曲
  Example sentencesExamples
  For Line of Fire, he sets up a jazzy shuffle on the drums while a lone guitar twangs thousands of feet below.
  ‘I Send My Love to You’ starts slowly but is rescued by a rockabilly shuffle.
  Blind Lemon recently released their debut self-titled album, which showcases the band's range of sounds from swing and shuffle to slow blues.
  Highlights therefore include the acoustic shuffle of The Charging Sky, which includes some really lush melodies, excellent slide guitar and really fun lyrics.
4. 1.4 A rhythmic motif based on a shuffle dance step and typical of early jazz, consisting of alternating quarter notes and eighth notes in a triplet pattern.
  慢切分节奏，曳步舞拍
2An act of shuffling a deck of cards.
洗牌
Example sentencesExamples
- I picked up the cards in the same sequence that they do in the casino and used a standard, two pass casino shuffle.
- Basically, everything you need to know about the operation of your shuffle is on one little compact card.
- Many players believe that the shuffle has some kind of mystical properties which change player advantage.
- Morris reveals how this card trick works and explains the mathematics of perfect shuffles in his new book Magic Tricks, Card Shuffling, and Dynamic Computer Memories.
- Two Nevada casinos are looking for a new shuffle.
- Between deals, a perfunctory shuffle is sufficient.
- Those that use a constant shuffle certainly negate card counting.
- It drives them crazy, because it is a lot of responsibility to be all things to all people, and you can lose yourself in the shuffle, where there are no longer 52 cards in the deck.
- Every shuffle of a deck of cards leads to a 52-card sequence that has low a priori probability, but has unit probability once the cards are all on the table.
- You instantly know your chances of getting a blackjack during the rest of that shuffle are zero.
- During the last deck before the shuffle when the count was favorable I would bet many black and many red with a few green and sometimes duplicate this for a second hand.
- A professional bridge player was suspended from competition for manipulating a deck of cards during the shuffle and deal.
- If no player has a double (theoretically this can happen once in 700 games) the stones are put back and there is a new shuffle.
- Because frequent shuffles slow down the game, and a slower game is better for most players because it reduces their exposure to the house edge.
- Thus the expected number of shuffles needed to get two cards below B is n + n / 2.
- The second shuffle, after the stock is exposed, is to randomize for the next round of drafting.
- We were a jury now, although not all of us made it through the random card shuffle that decided exactly which twelve people would fill the jury's benches.
- During the play, players cards are not mixed with other cards, so each round can start immediately after the preceding one without a shuffle or deal intervening.
- During the shuffle, dealer holds the cards so that she and the other players cannot see any of their faces.
- I once managed to put the evil eye on a Korean dealer on a cruise ship once that she spilt a clump of aces all over the table during the shuffle revealing their precise location.
1. 2.1 A change of order or relative positions; a reshuffle.
  搅乱；改组
  the president will have to consider a cabinet shuffle in the spring
  春季首相也许得考虑内阁改组。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The fact two cabinet ministers did not seek re-election might, however, force a cabinet shuffle, Lemieux suggested.
  This summer also brought two important cabinet shuffles.
  There was one last shuffle of positions as they prepared for another legendary story.
  Namibians were thrown a curved ball this week when the President abruptly announced a minor cabinet shuffle, which included the sacking of a minister and his deputy.
  It never fails to amaze me that junior high school pecking-order shuffles and re-shuffles are often the best way to read the policy tea leaves in the capital city of the world's most powerful nation.
  McManus also raised eyebrows with a number of administrative shuffles that promoted some cops and transferred others who had been high up in his predecessor's administration.
  As well as re-orging every quarter the corporate wizards also like us to have a desk shuffle on a regular basis, making you feel much like a character at the mad hatters tea party.
  Whittred, previously the minister of state for Intermediate, Long-term and Home Care, was the other North Shore loser in the cabinet shuffle.
  The Presidential Office denied that a Cabinet shuffle was being considered.
  But he made no mention of a cabinet shuffle, despite the fact that rumours are swirling around Nassau about such a move.
  He also ruled out an immediate cabinet shuffle, but noted ministers could be replaced if courts find them guilty of crimes.
  After a cabinet shuffle last year, he was made minister of community government and transportation, as well as culture, language, elders and youth.
  Last Sunday, he fired long-time Finance Minster Paul Martin, in the second emergency cabinet shuffle in a week.
2. 2.2 A facility on a music player for playing tracks in an arbitrary order.
  （CD机上）非顺序自由播放装置
  I had my iPod on shuffle and ‘Eleanor Rigby’ just happened to begin playing
  as modifier a shuffle facility
  非顺序自由播放装置。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A little song order shuffle, and 6 other tunes, and bang - a CD can have the word very in the title.
  I admit, it's a tough situation, especially since the CD shuffle often occurs when the parent is behind the wheel of a vehicle.
  And that means that the music at work will go back onto proper rotation, not the half-assed shuffle of one CD alternated with Christmas carols.
3archaic A piece of equivocation or subterfuge.
〈古〉支吾；含糊其辞；托辞

Phrases

be (or get) lost in the shuffle

informal Be overlooked or missed in a confused or crowded situation.
〈北美，非正式〉在混乱中被忽略（或遗漏）
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Being technical in today's market, especially a middle-aged man, I'll be lost in the shuffle with 400 other resumes at least for every job I apply for,’ John said.
- Somehow that point is getting lost in the shuffle.
- When people who are supposed to be reporting the news have an agenda, something gets lost in the shuffle.
- Jesus came with a message of love and forgiveness and we can't let that get lost in the shuffle.
- There is the potential to really learn, to not get lost in the shuffle.
- The exchange between Jonathon and Andrew has been interesting, although I fear that Ahrum's original point was lost in the shuffle.
- I mean, the next story comes up, the next big crisis comes up in the world or in America, and it is awfully easy to get lost in the shuffle.
- Between the two things, in a world where no one gets enough love and affection anyway, rational thought gets lost in the shuffle and guys start behaving weirdly and saying stupid things.
- There are important bodies, but sometimes the way the UN system works, they get lost in the shuffle.
- Weidenreich came to the Museum in 1941, just before the Japanese invaded Beijing and his beloved Peking man fossils were lost in the shuffle (although the plaster casts he had sent to New York survived).

Origin

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

词汇	shuffle
释义	Definition of shuffle in English: shuffle verb ˈʃʌf(ə)lˈʃəfəl 1no object, with adverbial Walk by dragging one's feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground. 拖着脚走 I stepped into my skis and shuffled to the edge of the steep slope 我系上滑雪板，拖着脚走到陡峭的山坡边。 Example sentencesExamples For a mid-week afternoon there are few people at the market, which is a relief as sometimes it's so crowded you must walk shoulder to shoulder and shuffle along with baby steps. Meanwhile her male friend, shuffled along the platform after her, a small pile of coins in his hand. He looked about 35 and shuffled along slowly, looking down at his feet, oblivious to the noise, traffic and cars around him. Morgan shuffled along, as if a cripple, his feet dragging piteously on the floor. Elizabeth Mathobege shuffles into the LifeLine office in Alexandra, clutching a torn envelope in her wrinkled hands. With Romero penning the script, the dead once again walked and shuffled along the landscape of Pittsburgh. The traffic came to a screeching halt and the faceless multitudes shuffling along the pavements actually paused to turn and look at the cause of it all. I shrugged and walked to the counter, feet shuffling along the Persian carpet. Elderly couples shuffled along the cobblestones, tongues flapping slowly at their ice cream cones. I walked slowly shuffling along the busy hallway reflecting how alone one could feel in such a crowded place. And when we walked back down the corridor I noticed he was shuffling along, really like a defeated soldier on retreat. His feet were shuffling along with the rest of him, tapping out the beat on the cement floor. She could hear her sister shuffling along the hard floor. He then got to his feet and started shuffling along doing an impression of the way I walked. Lazily drifting at a high altitude, you wait until the sap investing his paycheck in the drunk blonde shuffles off to the restroom. He shuffled back along the ground away from her, scared and confused by what was happening. This didn't seem to bother the young boy as he walked along, shuffled with the rest of the crowd milling about. Drew and Jordan tussled out the door and onto the side walk, as Gavin shuffles along behind them. The child stayed on the table, listening until the shuffles of worn out, oversized slippers. Except that this time, the gentleman of the couple was walking with a frame and was shuffling along very slowly indeed. Synonyms shamble, drag one's feet, stumble, lumber stagger, teeter, totter, dodder, reel, lurch hobble, limp Scottish &amp Northern Irish sprauchle 1.1 Shift one's position while sitting or move one's feet while standing, typically because of boredom, nervousness, or embarrassment. （尤指因厌倦、紧张或尴尬而）改变坐立位置；坐立不安 Christine shuffled uneasily in her chair 克里斯廷在椅子上不安地变换着坐姿。 with object Ben shuffled his feet in the awkward silence 本在尴尬的沉默之中不断挪动着双脚。 Example sentencesExamples Michael kept his eyes on his feet as he shuffled into my room. I couldn't see from under my pillow, but I knew he was probably near the door shuffling from foot to foot in a nervous fashion. The guests shuffled to their feet, still shocked over what had almost occurred. I shuffled about a foot into the middle, hoping he'd lay off the fact I was freaking out. Unsure of how to respond, the audience shuffled to its feet. I shuffled to my feet, gathered my binder, and slung my backpack over one shoulder lazily. He always kept it short and one of his feet shuffled around when he was nervous, as he did just then. An older lady hobbled into the crowd, her feet shuffling under her and her hand shaky on her cane. The dive blokes shuffled their feet with embarrassment, trying to pretend that it wasn't happening, but unable to stop gawping. His hands moved quickly when he talked, and he shuffled from one foot to the other, as if dancing. People would run from across the street to try and grab a dry space among the crowd, who were muttering to themselves and shuffling from foot to foot while they waited for the storm to abate. A pair of feet shuffled to the front, and the rest formed a line. I averted my gaze to the tarred road between us, beneath us, and restrained my feet from shuffling ashamedly. The old lady had got to her feet and after shuffling slowly forwards, was standing in awe next to the younger woman. Riley cleared his throat and shuffled uneasily on his feet. ‘You might be waiting a while,’ she muttered miserably, shuffling to her feet. When the whispering started, she began to shuffle her feet in embarrassment, her combat boots scarping harshly against the linoleum. He rubbed the back of his neck and shuffled to his other foot. His wild eyes were watching the boys and his feet shuffled uneasily. Claire looked at her feet, shuffling uncomfortably in place. Synonyms scrape, drag, scratch, grind, scuffle, scuff 1.2shuffle something intowith object Put part of one's body into (an item of clothing), typically in a clumsy way. 笨拙地穿上 she shuffled her feet into a pair of shoes 2with object Rearrange (a pack of cards) by sliding them over each other quickly. 洗（牌） he shuffled the cards and cut the deck no object anybody who has played skat with my gran knows how to shuffle without dropping the cards Example sentencesExamples During each deal, the dealer's partner shuffles the other pack and places it to the right. The dealer shuffles, and then deals the cards out clockwise one at a time: four cards face down to each player and four face up to the centre of the table. The dealer shuffles, and the player to dealer's right cuts. What if you shuffled a pack of cards thoroughly and turned over the top 10 cards and they were all red? The cards in the pot are shuffled together with the discarded cards and re-dealt to the players, so that each player has one card fewer than in the round before. The dealer shuffles, and offers the cards to the player on his right to cut. At the end of each hand, the played cards are gathered together and the whole pack is shuffled by the new dealer before the next deal. For the first deal a randomly chosen player shuffles, that player's right-hand neighbour cuts. This player is called ‘the dealer’, but does not deal - he just shuffles. Nevada regulators have gone so far as to informally allow casino dealers to count cards and shuffle whenever the remainder of a shoe favors the players. The dealer shuffles and deals each player 10 cards, one at a time. 3 cards are put face-down in the middle of the table to form the blind. The other night, three of us were sitting at the blackjack table watching the dealer shuffle. A second pack of cards is shuffled and the top card turned over to determine trumps. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a pack of cards, shuffling them hopefully. When the banner deal is done, the dealer takes all of the extra cards, puts them back in the deck, and shuffles 2-3 more times. Played with a standard 52 card deck, shuffle and deal 4 cards face up into the center of the play area. Now that everybody has their cards [each has 12 cards, 3 of each suit], each person then shuffles their own cards. The dealer shuffles, the non-dealer cuts the cards [but see variations], and dealer deals 6 cards face down to each player one at a time. The dealer shuffles and deals out the cards face down to the players one at a time, clockwise, until everyone has a hand of six cards. You then take the other pack of cards and shuffle and cut again. Synonyms mix, mix up, mingle, intermix shift about, rearrange, reorganize, jumble 2.1 Move (people or things) around so as to occupy different positions or to be in a different order. 调动；弄混；改组 my father shuffled his money around various building societies she shuffled her papers into a neat pile the selectors have been shuffling their resources in recent matches Example sentencesExamples He sat at his seat behind the desk shuffling his papers around angrily. The rest of those cowardly rats just stared at the ceiling and shuffled their papers. The backs have overcome their attacking troubles, and shuffling players around in positions seems to have paid off. I could add new entries, shuffle the order of entries and delete entries from this list. He smiled and winked, then checked his watch and began shuffling papers around on his desk. Votes will be recorded on a disc in each count centre and then brought to a central area, where they will be shuffled in order to guarantee voters' anonymity. She shuffled a few papers before moving to stand in front of the rows of desks. This would include bowling changes, field changes, shuffling the batting order, speeding up or slowing down the pace of the game, etc. It all seems very dull: shuffling bits of paper in endless files. How about applying the same tax rules and rates to companies and individuals so people don't spend half their time shuffling money around to minimise tax. Cole came into his cubicle and shuffled some of the papers on top. When my turn came, he was shuffling papers around at his desk and greeted me with a flourish of his left arm. She shuffled the papers, straightened them, and then filed them away somewhere. He looked down at the floor and began shuffling a paper clip that was lying on the floor around with his foot. In lieu of using polls to determine a candidate's strength among the voters, prudent observers will watch how the campaign teams shuffle their money. She shuffled papers on her desk, and he went into his office, made a few phone calls, and waited for the confrontation. Fifty or more counters sit at trestle tables shuffling the ballot papers into piles of 50. He was shuffling papers around in a large file but stopped when he saw me look up. Dexter shuffled the papers in his lap, squinting through the reading glasses that he'd been promising to upgrade for three months. A lot of what a manager does all day, clearly, is sit behind a desk shuffling paper. 2.2 Play or arrange (tracks on a music player) in a random order. the control lets you shuffle or skip songs by flicking the phone with your wrist Example sentencesExamples For example, the playlist gives you intros interspersed with clips in the appropriate order, but if your player is shuffling tunes it won't preserve that order. Shuffling the order of tracks doesn't prop up any emotions or themes or kill any "album" concepts. It also can alert you to text messages, mute or reject incoming calls, and shuffle the songs on any of the new Walkman phones. You can shake it to shuffle songs and turn it sideways to watch music and flick through album covers. I've finally discovered the point of shuffle (forgive me if everyone else has been gaining great satisfaction from shuffling the 10 tracks on an album all these years). With some discs, it might not much matter; however, this album is not just a collection of songs that could be shuffled about. Shuffling across thousands of songs suddenly becomes an utterly compelling experience. The site will also provide Irish users with features such as iMix, a way in which users can publish their playlist; party shuffle, a playlist that automatically shuffles and plays songs from the user's library; and gift certificates. The software's shuffle-play capability juxtaposes them in intriguing ways, even shuffling through only the tracks played in the past 90 days. You can shuffle song order, making it fairly easy to say "play everything I have in a random order". The new one has a far superior menu system and you can shuffle to the next song by shaking it. As pretentious as that sounds, the menus are actually extremely well laid out, and even include options for repeating and shuffling of the disc and tracks. Internet radio is different: it may mean shuffling tracks, personalisation, downloading. No matter how I shuffle the songs, I keep coming across these Britney clumps. Ashton and I were fooling around with the karaoke machine, and we decided to select all songs and shuffle it. It took a far more computer literate friend to help out before I could finally find the right socket, but after that I was away and it has been worth it for the pure joy of shuffling my tunes, as I believe the expression goes. The Evolution lets you hide your gadgets here-and-there about your person, while keeping them near enough to your fingertips to shuffle tunes and find your camera in an instant. Once you've got 1200 + songs to shuffle with, surfing that random access is hugely enjoyable. 'You OK getting back?' Tina asked, shuffling the songs on the iPod to start the dancing. Advanced Shake Control lets you shuffle or skip songs by flicking the phone with your wrist. 2.3shuffle throughno object Sort or look through (a number of things) hurriedly. 匆忙地整理（或浏览） he shuffled through the papers 他匆忙整理了桌上的文件。 Example sentencesExamples How is the epidemic deterred by airline passengers shuffling through trays of disinfectant? But he shuffled through the pack of pictures without looking at them. ‘Wait a minute,’ I said, shuffling through the photos. Why was he shuffling through glossy brochures on his lap at the same time? Katerina sat in the middle of her room, on the bed to be exact, shuffling through old photographs of Mitzy and Renee, who had taken the day off to go shopping. At a desk to the very side of the room, a very overweight, red-faced man was shuffling through some files and stuffing them into Manila folders. I watched this guy look around, jump into the dumpster, shuffle through a ton of dirty diapers and locate a half-eaten sandwich. Devon retorted, shuffling through his bag and pulling out a red apple, ‘Here, you should eat.’ Fossett shuffles through the papers strewn across the chart table and digs out a list of speed-sailing records he has compiled. The big box of Christmas paper came down from the cupboard above the microwave, and Mum shuffled through her collection, sorting them into various piles. Ket shuffled through her papers again and slotted them back into her bag. Not only does this keep you focused on answering the question, it also keeps the reader focused on the proposal, without switching back and forth while shuffling through papers. The clerk shuffles through a pile of documents, tells him not to worry, he does have an appointment, and to go back to where he came from. Dennis is busy organizing his desk, shuffling through all sorts of papers. Greg began shuffling through his desk in search of something. It is accessible but it suffers from too many personalities shuffling through on a page by page basis. The Health Service worker says: ‘hold on a minute will you caller’ and shuffles through a filing cabinet to find the necessary forms. ‘Oh yeah, it's fine,’ she said absently, shuffling through the mail to make sure there were no emergencies. It's worth the trouble, just to be able to dream a little over a third cup of coffee, shuffling through your newspaper and doing a bit of desultory people-watching. She was shuffling through my papers on the desk. 3shuffle something offwith object Get out of or avoid a responsibility or obligation. 逃避责任（或义务） some hospitals can shuffle off their responsibilities by claiming to have no suitable facilities 一些医院可能声称没有合适的设备而逃避责任。 Example sentencesExamples If you have a customer complaint, don't shuffle it off to others. Now, there are many reasons why the more unconventional parties are shuffled off to the sides of the electoral process. To hear a lecture on proper accounting from Congress - whose favorite financial tool is shuffling liabilities off its balance sheet, in the form of either unfunded mandates or unfunded promises such as Social Security - is a joke. It is time to get back to basics: to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family, and not shuffling it off on the state. Managers should not be shuffling patients off waiting lists to meet a manifesto target. Synonyms evade, dodge, avoid, get out of, sidestep, shuffle off, run away from, shrink from, shun, slide out of, play truant from, skip, miss, not attend 3.1archaic no object Behave in a shifty or evasive manner. 〈古〉躲闪；支吾；搪塞 Mr Milles did not frankly own it, but seem'd to shuffle about it 米尔斯先生不是坦率承认这件事，而似乎在搪塞。 3.2shuffle out ofarchaic no object Get out of (a difficult situation) in an underhand way. 〈古〉狡猾地摆脱（困境） he shuffles out of the consequences by vague charges of undue influence 通过含糊指控有人对他施加了不正当压力，他狡猾地摆脱了其后果。 noun ˈʃʌf(ə)lˈʃəfəl 1A shuffling movement, walk, or sound. 曳行；曳步；曳步声 there was a shuffle of approaching feet 曳步声越来越近了。 Example sentencesExamples His walk was reduced to a shuffle and his speech became muffled. He looks like a beggar, yet his eyes lack the proper cringe, his voice the proper whine, his walk the proper shuffle. Their sleep was eased by the sound of water and the steady shuffle of hooves, the night closed in around them, drawing the light from the fire until it was glowing embers. The ancient Royal Mile echoed to nothing but the soft-shoe shuffle of an American tourist. He was shabbily dressed and walked with something of a shuffle. A few minutes before Mr Johns knocked Miss Richardson had heard a bang and a shuffle coming from upstairs, which later she assumed had been the noise of the fight taking place. There is an occasional cough, the shuffle of a footstep, the jingle of some coins, and the rattle of newspapers. Plush but tidy brown hush puppies softened the girl's tread, and she walked with a slight shuffle, back hunched a bit, as if she were trying to hide from the world. There was the sound of a shuffle, like a body rising to its feet. He walked with a hesitating shuffle, unsure how to distribute his weight. There sounded a slight shuffle before the blonde-haired beauty appeared, dress now slightly wrinkled though just as pretty. The hobble became a rapid shuffle and then a quite respectable stroll, and the discomfort faded away. Their common gait is a shuffle like walk, however, they are able to reach speeds of 15 miles per hour on the ground. There was a shuffle from inside the room and the sound of a bolt sliding back on the inside before the door opened. George heard the soft shuffle of footsteps approaching from the hall. The soft shuffle of footsteps in the silent hall alerted Cassari to the fact that some of the students were moving. I heard a thud as he must of fallen from his bed, then the lazy shuffle as he proceeded to walk to the door. You too will have to be walked out in a shuffle, the doormen now more like sanitarium orderlies than bouncers. I was doing the usual shuffle up the crowded stairs, walking on the extreme left. Amy moved in something between a death-row shuffle and a proud march as Hart sidled close to her, ears leveled with uncertainty. 1.1 A quick dragging or scraping movement of the feet in dancing. （舞蹈中）曳步动作 Violet tried on a top hat and did a brief vaudeville shuffle Example sentencesExamples One breaks into an impromptu jig, or sun dance, or hobo shuffle, whatever, while the others clap the beat. Whether the movement he notes is a ‘momentous step’, or a sideways shuffle, is a matter of interpretation. A simple shuffle has no way of knowing who is dancing to what. Behind us, a middle-aged couple began to dance, a gentle rhythmic shuffle which seemed to catch on amongst the audience. 1.2 A dance performed with quick dragging or scraping movements of the feet. （舞蹈中）曳步动作 Example sentencesExamples The couple still enjoy a soft shoe shuffle during a tea dance at the Trafford Centre and Edna said her life with Jim had been wonderful. It is not known when the shuffle was first performed on turf, rather than in a lounge room, but it is definitely known that opposition clubs hated it. The shuffle, however, is like it was designed especially for me. Along with the other ‘schoolgirls’ in the ladies' chorus, they have been practising the art of the Japanese shuffle. 1.3 A piece of music for or in the style of a shuffle. 曳步舞曲 mass noun it's the usual blend of boogie, shuffle, and ballad Example sentencesExamples Blind Lemon recently released their debut self-titled album, which showcases the band's range of sounds from swing and shuffle to slow blues. For Line of Fire, he sets up a jazzy shuffle on the drums while a lone guitar twangs thousands of feet below. ‘I Send My Love to You’ starts slowly but is rescued by a rockabilly shuffle. Highlights therefore include the acoustic shuffle of The Charging Sky, which includes some really lush melodies, excellent slide guitar and really fun lyrics. 1.4 A rhythmic motif based on a shuffle dance step and typical of early jazz, consisting of alternating crotchets and quavers in a triplet pattern. 慢切分节奏，曳步舞拍 2An act of shuffling a pack of cards. 洗牌 the discard is removed from the deck until the next shuffle Example sentencesExamples You instantly know your chances of getting a blackjack during the rest of that shuffle are zero. I once managed to put the evil eye on a Korean dealer on a cruise ship once that she spilt a clump of aces all over the table during the shuffle revealing their precise location. Many players believe that the shuffle has some kind of mystical properties which change player advantage. Those that use a constant shuffle certainly negate card counting. Every shuffle of a deck of cards leads to a 52-card sequence that has low a priori probability, but has unit probability once the cards are all on the table. The second shuffle, after the stock is exposed, is to randomize for the next round of drafting. During the shuffle, dealer holds the cards so that she and the other players cannot see any of their faces. Basically, everything you need to know about the operation of your shuffle is on one little compact card. It drives them crazy, because it is a lot of responsibility to be all things to all people, and you can lose yourself in the shuffle, where there are no longer 52 cards in the deck. Morris reveals how this card trick works and explains the mathematics of perfect shuffles in his new book Magic Tricks, Card Shuffling, and Dynamic Computer Memories. I picked up the cards in the same sequence that they do in the casino and used a standard, two pass casino shuffle. During the play, players cards are not mixed with other cards, so each round can start immediately after the preceding one without a shuffle or deal intervening. During the last deck before the shuffle when the count was favorable I would bet many black and many red with a few green and sometimes duplicate this for a second hand. We were a jury now, although not all of us made it through the random card shuffle that decided exactly which twelve people would fill the jury's benches. A professional bridge player was suspended from competition for manipulating a deck of cards during the shuffle and deal. If no player has a double (theoretically this can happen once in 700 games) the stones are put back and there is a new shuffle. Thus the expected number of shuffles needed to get two cards below B is n + n / 2. Between deals, a perfunctory shuffle is sufficient. Two Nevada casinos are looking for a new shuffle. Because frequent shuffles slow down the game, and a slower game is better for most players because it reduces their exposure to the house edge. 2.1 A change of order or relative positions; a reshuffle. 搅乱；改组 the Prime Minister may have to consider a cabinet shuffle in the spring 春季首相也许得考虑内阁改组。 Example sentencesExamples McManus also raised eyebrows with a number of administrative shuffles that promoted some cops and transferred others who had been high up in his predecessor's administration. He also ruled out an immediate cabinet shuffle, but noted ministers could be replaced if courts find them guilty of crimes. Whittred, previously the minister of state for Intermediate, Long-term and Home Care, was the other North Shore loser in the cabinet shuffle. After a cabinet shuffle last year, he was made minister of community government and transportation, as well as culture, language, elders and youth. This summer also brought two important cabinet shuffles. There was one last shuffle of positions as they prepared for another legendary story. It never fails to amaze me that junior high school pecking-order shuffles and re-shuffles are often the best way to read the policy tea leaves in the capital city of the world's most powerful nation. As well as re-orging every quarter the corporate wizards also like us to have a desk shuffle on a regular basis, making you feel much like a character at the mad hatters tea party. The Presidential Office denied that a Cabinet shuffle was being considered. Last Sunday, he fired long-time Finance Minster Paul Martin, in the second emergency cabinet shuffle in a week. Namibians were thrown a curved ball this week when the President abruptly announced a minor cabinet shuffle, which included the sacking of a minister and his deputy. But he made no mention of a cabinet shuffle, despite the fact that rumours are swirling around Nassau about such a move. The fact two cabinet ministers did not seek re-election might, however, force a cabinet shuffle, Lemieux suggested. 2.2 A facility on a music player for playing tracks in an arbitrary order. （CD机上）非顺序自由播放装置 I had my iPod on shuffle and ‘Eleanor Rigby’ just happened to begin playing as modifier a shuffle facility 非顺序自由播放装置。 Example sentencesExamples I admit, it's a tough situation, especially since the CD shuffle often occurs when the parent is behind the wheel of a vehicle. And that means that the music at work will go back onto proper rotation, not the half-assed shuffle of one CD alternated with Christmas carols. A little song order shuffle, and 6 other tunes, and bang - a CD can have the word very in the title. 3archaic A piece of equivocation or subterfuge. 〈古〉支吾；含糊其辞；托辞 Phrases be (or get) lost in the shuffle informal Be overlooked or missed in a confused or crowded situation. 〈北美，非正式〉在混乱中被忽略（或遗漏） a more established sport that sometimes gets lost in the shuffle is team handball Example sentencesExamples There are important bodies, but sometimes the way the UN system works, they get lost in the shuffle. Somehow that point is getting lost in the shuffle. Between the two things, in a world where no one gets enough love and affection anyway, rational thought gets lost in the shuffle and guys start behaving weirdly and saying stupid things. Jesus came with a message of love and forgiveness and we can't let that get lost in the shuffle. There is the potential to really learn, to not get lost in the shuffle. Weidenreich came to the Museum in 1941, just before the Japanese invaded Beijing and his beloved Peking man fossils were lost in the shuffle (although the plaster casts he had sent to New York survived). I mean, the next story comes up, the next big crisis comes up in the world or in America, and it is awfully easy to get lost in the shuffle. When people who are supposed to be reporting the news have an agenda, something gets lost in the shuffle. ‘Being technical in today's market, especially a middle-aged man, I'll be lost in the shuffle with 400 other resumes at least for every job I apply for,’ John said. The exchange between Jonathon and Andrew has been interesting, although I fear that Ahrum's original point was lost in the shuffle. shuffle the cards Make a different use of one's available options or resources. Derivatives shuffler noun ˈʃʌf(ə)ləˈʃəf(ə)lər Alex stood for a second and realized the irony that her CD shuffler chose this song first. Example sentencesExamples A machine-shuffled game - but not a game with a continuous shuffler that makes it impossible to count - suits counters, but most players are better off with a hand-shuffled game. He rails against the armies of form devisers, paper shufflers and managers who waste the tax payers' money while contributing nothing to the public good. This edition features a round board instead of the usual square and a plastic card dispenser that resembles a playing card shuffler. I left the Ministry of Agriculture many years ago now, yet my friend Tony has remained there, rising steadily to the rank of senior pencil shuffler. Origin Mid 16th century: perhaps from Low German schuffeln 'walk clumsily', also 'deal dishonestly, shuffle (cards)', of Germanic origin; related to shove and scuffle. Rhymes duffel, kerfuffle, muffle, ruffle, scuffle, snuffle, truffle verb.1 phr. Definition of shuffle in US English: shuffle verbˈSHəfəlˈʃəfəl 1no object, with adverbial Walk by dragging one's feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground. 拖着脚走 I stepped into my skis and shuffled to the edge of the steep slope 我系上滑雪板，拖着脚走到陡峭的山坡边。 Example sentencesExamples This didn't seem to bother the young boy as he walked along, shuffled with the rest of the crowd milling about. His feet were shuffling along with the rest of him, tapping out the beat on the cement floor. He shuffled back along the ground away from her, scared and confused by what was happening. I shrugged and walked to the counter, feet shuffling along the Persian carpet. He looked about 35 and shuffled along slowly, looking down at his feet, oblivious to the noise, traffic and cars around him. Meanwhile her male friend, shuffled along the platform after her, a small pile of coins in his hand. The traffic came to a screeching halt and the faceless multitudes shuffling along the pavements actually paused to turn and look at the cause of it all. Lazily drifting at a high altitude, you wait until the sap investing his paycheck in the drunk blonde shuffles off to the restroom. He then got to his feet and started shuffling along doing an impression of the way I walked. Except that this time, the gentleman of the couple was walking with a frame and was shuffling along very slowly indeed. She could hear her sister shuffling along the hard floor. Drew and Jordan tussled out the door and onto the side walk, as Gavin shuffles along behind them. Elizabeth Mathobege shuffles into the LifeLine office in Alexandra, clutching a torn envelope in her wrinkled hands. Elderly couples shuffled along the cobblestones, tongues flapping slowly at their ice cream cones. For a mid-week afternoon there are few people at the market, which is a relief as sometimes it's so crowded you must walk shoulder to shoulder and shuffle along with baby steps. The child stayed on the table, listening until the shuffles of worn out, oversized slippers. With Romero penning the script, the dead once again walked and shuffled along the landscape of Pittsburgh. And when we walked back down the corridor I noticed he was shuffling along, really like a defeated soldier on retreat. Morgan shuffled along, as if a cripple, his feet dragging piteously on the floor. I walked slowly shuffling along the busy hallway reflecting how alone one could feel in such a crowded place. Synonyms shamble, drag one's feet, stumble, lumber 1.1 Shift one's position while sitting or move one's feet while standing, typically because of boredom, nervousness, or embarrassment. （尤指因厌倦、紧张或尴尬而）改变坐立位置；坐立不安 Christine shuffled uneasily in her chair 克里斯廷在椅子上不安地变换着坐姿。 with object Ben shuffled his feet in the awkward silence 本在尴尬的沉默之中不断挪动着双脚。 Example sentencesExamples A pair of feet shuffled to the front, and the rest formed a line. He rubbed the back of his neck and shuffled to his other foot. Michael kept his eyes on his feet as he shuffled into my room. ‘You might be waiting a while,’ she muttered miserably, shuffling to her feet. An older lady hobbled into the crowd, her feet shuffling under her and her hand shaky on her cane. Claire looked at her feet, shuffling uncomfortably in place. People would run from across the street to try and grab a dry space among the crowd, who were muttering to themselves and shuffling from foot to foot while they waited for the storm to abate. I shuffled to my feet, gathered my binder, and slung my backpack over one shoulder lazily. His wild eyes were watching the boys and his feet shuffled uneasily. I averted my gaze to the tarred road between us, beneath us, and restrained my feet from shuffling ashamedly. I shuffled about a foot into the middle, hoping he'd lay off the fact I was freaking out. Riley cleared his throat and shuffled uneasily on his feet. The guests shuffled to their feet, still shocked over what had almost occurred. He always kept it short and one of his feet shuffled around when he was nervous, as he did just then. When the whispering started, she began to shuffle her feet in embarrassment, her combat boots scarping harshly against the linoleum. I couldn't see from under my pillow, but I knew he was probably near the door shuffling from foot to foot in a nervous fashion. Unsure of how to respond, the audience shuffled to its feet. His hands moved quickly when he talked, and he shuffled from one foot to the other, as if dancing. The old lady had got to her feet and after shuffling slowly forwards, was standing in awe next to the younger woman. The dive blokes shuffled their feet with embarrassment, trying to pretend that it wasn't happening, but unable to stop gawping. Synonyms scrape, drag, scratch, grind, scuffle, scuff 1.2shuffle something intowith object Put part of one's body into (an item of clothing), typically in a clumsy way. 笨拙地穿上 shuffling her feet into a pair of shoes, she tiptoed out of the room 她笨拙地穿上鞋子，踮着脚走出房间。 2with object Rearrange (a deck of cards) by sliding the cards over each other quickly. 洗（牌） Example sentencesExamples Nevada regulators have gone so far as to informally allow casino dealers to count cards and shuffle whenever the remainder of a shoe favors the players. For the first deal a randomly chosen player shuffles, that player's right-hand neighbour cuts. Now that everybody has their cards [each has 12 cards, 3 of each suit], each person then shuffles their own cards. What if you shuffled a pack of cards thoroughly and turned over the top 10 cards and they were all red? A second pack of cards is shuffled and the top card turned over to determine trumps. The dealer shuffles and deals each player 10 cards, one at a time. 3 cards are put face-down in the middle of the table to form the blind. Played with a standard 52 card deck, shuffle and deal 4 cards face up into the center of the play area. When the banner deal is done, the dealer takes all of the extra cards, puts them back in the deck, and shuffles 2-3 more times. The dealer shuffles and deals out the cards face down to the players one at a time, clockwise, until everyone has a hand of six cards. The dealer shuffles, and the player to dealer's right cuts. The dealer shuffles, the non-dealer cuts the cards [but see variations], and dealer deals 6 cards face down to each player one at a time. The other night, three of us were sitting at the blackjack table watching the dealer shuffle. At the end of each hand, the played cards are gathered together and the whole pack is shuffled by the new dealer before the next deal. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a pack of cards, shuffling them hopefully. This player is called ‘the dealer’, but does not deal - he just shuffles. The cards in the pot are shuffled together with the discarded cards and re-dealt to the players, so that each player has one card fewer than in the round before. You then take the other pack of cards and shuffle and cut again. During each deal, the dealer's partner shuffles the other pack and places it to the right. The dealer shuffles, and then deals the cards out clockwise one at a time: four cards face down to each player and four face up to the centre of the table. The dealer shuffles, and offers the cards to the player on his right to cut. Synonyms mix, mix up, mingle, intermix 2.1 Move (people or things) around so as to occupy different positions or to be in a different order. 调动；弄混；改组 she shuffled her papers into a neat pile Example sentencesExamples He looked down at the floor and began shuffling a paper clip that was lying on the floor around with his foot. The backs have overcome their attacking troubles, and shuffling players around in positions seems to have paid off. I could add new entries, shuffle the order of entries and delete entries from this list. This would include bowling changes, field changes, shuffling the batting order, speeding up or slowing down the pace of the game, etc. The rest of those cowardly rats just stared at the ceiling and shuffled their papers. A lot of what a manager does all day, clearly, is sit behind a desk shuffling paper. Dexter shuffled the papers in his lap, squinting through the reading glasses that he'd been promising to upgrade for three months. She shuffled papers on her desk, and he went into his office, made a few phone calls, and waited for the confrontation. In lieu of using polls to determine a candidate's strength among the voters, prudent observers will watch how the campaign teams shuffle their money. He smiled and winked, then checked his watch and began shuffling papers around on his desk. Votes will be recorded on a disc in each count centre and then brought to a central area, where they will be shuffled in order to guarantee voters' anonymity. She shuffled the papers, straightened them, and then filed them away somewhere. She shuffled a few papers before moving to stand in front of the rows of desks. When my turn came, he was shuffling papers around at his desk and greeted me with a flourish of his left arm. How about applying the same tax rules and rates to companies and individuals so people don't spend half their time shuffling money around to minimise tax. It all seems very dull: shuffling bits of paper in endless files. Cole came into his cubicle and shuffled some of the papers on top. Fifty or more counters sit at trestle tables shuffling the ballot papers into piles of 50. He was shuffling papers around in a large file but stopped when he saw me look up. He sat at his seat behind the desk shuffling his papers around angrily. 2.2 Play or arrange (tracks on a music player) in a random order. the control lets you shuffle or skip songs by flicking the phone with your wrist Example sentencesExamples The Evolution lets you hide your gadgets here-and-there about your person, while keeping them near enough to your fingertips to shuffle tunes and find your camera in an instant. I've finally discovered the point of shuffle (forgive me if everyone else has been gaining great satisfaction from shuffling the 10 tracks on an album all these years). For example, the playlist gives you intros interspersed with clips in the appropriate order, but if your player is shuffling tunes it won't preserve that order. You can shuffle song order, making it fairly easy to say "play everything I have in a random order". With some discs, it might not much matter; however, this album is not just a collection of songs that could be shuffled about. Once you've got 1200 + songs to shuffle with, surfing that random access is hugely enjoyable. The software's shuffle-play capability juxtaposes them in intriguing ways, even shuffling through only the tracks played in the past 90 days. The new one has a far superior menu system and you can shuffle to the next song by shaking it. It also can alert you to text messages, mute or reject incoming calls, and shuffle the songs on any of the new Walkman phones. Advanced Shake Control lets you shuffle or skip songs by flicking the phone with your wrist. You can shake it to shuffle songs and turn it sideways to watch music and flick through album covers. Internet radio is different: it may mean shuffling tracks, personalisation, downloading. It took a far more computer literate friend to help out before I could finally find the right socket, but after that I was away and it has been worth it for the pure joy of shuffling my tunes, as I believe the expression goes. Ashton and I were fooling around with the karaoke machine, and we decided to select all songs and shuffle it. No matter how I shuffle the songs, I keep coming across these Britney clumps. As pretentious as that sounds, the menus are actually extremely well laid out, and even include options for repeating and shuffling of the disc and tracks. Shuffling the order of tracks doesn't prop up any emotions or themes or kill any "album" concepts. 'You OK getting back?' Tina asked, shuffling the songs on the iPod to start the dancing. The site will also provide Irish users with features such as iMix, a way in which users can publish their playlist; party shuffle, a playlist that automatically shuffles and plays songs from the user's library; and gift certificates. Shuffling across thousands of songs suddenly becomes an utterly compelling experience. 2.3shuffle throughno object Sort or look through (a number of things) hurriedly. 匆忙地整理（或浏览） he shuffled through the papers on his desk 他匆忙整理了桌上的文件。 Example sentencesExamples The clerk shuffles through a pile of documents, tells him not to worry, he does have an appointment, and to go back to where he came from. But he shuffled through the pack of pictures without looking at them. Why was he shuffling through glossy brochures on his lap at the same time? It's worth the trouble, just to be able to dream a little over a third cup of coffee, shuffling through your newspaper and doing a bit of desultory people-watching. The big box of Christmas paper came down from the cupboard above the microwave, and Mum shuffled through her collection, sorting them into various piles. Fossett shuffles through the papers strewn across the chart table and digs out a list of speed-sailing records he has compiled. ‘Wait a minute,’ I said, shuffling through the photos. At a desk to the very side of the room, a very overweight, red-faced man was shuffling through some files and stuffing them into Manila folders. Katerina sat in the middle of her room, on the bed to be exact, shuffling through old photographs of Mitzy and Renee, who had taken the day off to go shopping. How is the epidemic deterred by airline passengers shuffling through trays of disinfectant? It is accessible but it suffers from too many personalities shuffling through on a page by page basis. Not only does this keep you focused on answering the question, it also keeps the reader focused on the proposal, without switching back and forth while shuffling through papers. ‘Oh yeah, it's fine,’ she said absently, shuffling through the mail to make sure there were no emergencies. Dennis is busy organizing his desk, shuffling through all sorts of papers. Greg began shuffling through his desk in search of something. I watched this guy look around, jump into the dumpster, shuffle through a ton of dirty diapers and locate a half-eaten sandwich. Devon retorted, shuffling through his bag and pulling out a red apple, ‘Here, you should eat.’ Ket shuffled through her papers again and slotted them back into her bag. She was shuffling through my papers on the desk. The Health Service worker says: ‘hold on a minute will you caller’ and shuffles through a filing cabinet to find the necessary forms. 3shuffle something offwith object Get out of or avoid a responsibility or obligation. 逃避责任（或义务） some hospitals can shuffle off their responsibilities by claiming to have no suitable facilities 一些医院可能声称没有合适的设备而逃避责任。 Example sentencesExamples To hear a lecture on proper accounting from Congress - whose favorite financial tool is shuffling liabilities off its balance sheet, in the form of either unfunded mandates or unfunded promises such as Social Security - is a joke. Now, there are many reasons why the more unconventional parties are shuffled off to the sides of the electoral process. If you have a customer complaint, don't shuffle it off to others. Managers should not be shuffling patients off waiting lists to meet a manifesto target. It is time to get back to basics: to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family, and not shuffling it off on the state. Synonyms evade, dodge, avoid, get out of, sidestep, shuffle off, run away from, shrink from, shun, slide out of, play truant from, skip, miss, not attend 3.1archaic no object Behave in a shifty or evasive manner. 〈古〉躲闪；支吾；搪塞 Mr. Mills did not frankly own it, but seemed to shuffle about it 米尔斯先生不是坦率承认这件事，而似乎在搪塞。 3.2shuffle out ofarchaic no object Get out of (a difficult situation) in an underhanded or evasive manner. 〈古〉狡猾地摆脱（困境） he shuffles out of the consequences by vague charges of undue influence 通过含糊指控有人对他施加了不正当压力，他狡猾地摆脱了其后果。 nounˈSHəfəlˈʃəfəl 1A shuffling movement, walk, or sound. 曳行；曳步；曳步声 there was a shuffle of approaching feet 曳步声越来越近了。 Example sentencesExamples The hobble became a rapid shuffle and then a quite respectable stroll, and the discomfort faded away. George heard the soft shuffle of footsteps approaching from the hall. Their common gait is a shuffle like walk, however, they are able to reach speeds of 15 miles per hour on the ground. A few minutes before Mr Johns knocked Miss Richardson had heard a bang and a shuffle coming from upstairs, which later she assumed had been the noise of the fight taking place. There sounded a slight shuffle before the blonde-haired beauty appeared, dress now slightly wrinkled though just as pretty. I was doing the usual shuffle up the crowded stairs, walking on the extreme left. The soft shuffle of footsteps in the silent hall alerted Cassari to the fact that some of the students were moving. You too will have to be walked out in a shuffle, the doormen now more like sanitarium orderlies than bouncers. He was shabbily dressed and walked with something of a shuffle. He looks like a beggar, yet his eyes lack the proper cringe, his voice the proper whine, his walk the proper shuffle. His walk was reduced to a shuffle and his speech became muffled. There is an occasional cough, the shuffle of a footstep, the jingle of some coins, and the rattle of newspapers. There was the sound of a shuffle, like a body rising to its feet. There was a shuffle from inside the room and the sound of a bolt sliding back on the inside before the door opened. Amy moved in something between a death-row shuffle and a proud march as Hart sidled close to her, ears leveled with uncertainty. Their sleep was eased by the sound of water and the steady shuffle of hooves, the night closed in around them, drawing the light from the fire until it was glowing embers. He walked with a hesitating shuffle, unsure how to distribute his weight. I heard a thud as he must of fallen from his bed, then the lazy shuffle as he proceeded to walk to the door. The ancient Royal Mile echoed to nothing but the soft-shoe shuffle of an American tourist. Plush but tidy brown hush puppies softened the girl's tread, and she walked with a slight shuffle, back hunched a bit, as if she were trying to hide from the world. 1.1 A quick dragging or scraping movement of the feet in dancing. （舞蹈中）曳步动作 Example sentencesExamples A simple shuffle has no way of knowing who is dancing to what. Behind us, a middle-aged couple began to dance, a gentle rhythmic shuffle which seemed to catch on amongst the audience. One breaks into an impromptu jig, or sun dance, or hobo shuffle, whatever, while the others clap the beat. Whether the movement he notes is a ‘momentous step’, or a sideways shuffle, is a matter of interpretation. 1.2 A dance performed with shuffling steps. 曳步舞 Example sentencesExamples The shuffle, however, is like it was designed especially for me. The couple still enjoy a soft shoe shuffle during a tea dance at the Trafford Centre and Edna said her life with Jim had been wonderful. Along with the other ‘schoolgirls’ in the ladies' chorus, they have been practising the art of the Japanese shuffle. It is not known when the shuffle was first performed on turf, rather than in a lounge room, but it is definitely known that opposition clubs hated it. 1.3 A piece of music for or in the style of a shuffle. 曳步舞曲 Example sentencesExamples For Line of Fire, he sets up a jazzy shuffle on the drums while a lone guitar twangs thousands of feet below. ‘I Send My Love to You’ starts slowly but is rescued by a rockabilly shuffle. Blind Lemon recently released their debut self-titled album, which showcases the band's range of sounds from swing and shuffle to slow blues. Highlights therefore include the acoustic shuffle of The Charging Sky, which includes some really lush melodies, excellent slide guitar and really fun lyrics. 1.4 A rhythmic motif based on a shuffle dance step and typical of early jazz, consisting of alternating quarter notes and eighth notes in a triplet pattern. 慢切分节奏，曳步舞拍 2An act of shuffling a deck of cards. 洗牌 Example sentencesExamples I picked up the cards in the same sequence that they do in the casino and used a standard, two pass casino shuffle. Basically, everything you need to know about the operation of your shuffle is on one little compact card. Many players believe that the shuffle has some kind of mystical properties which change player advantage. Morris reveals how this card trick works and explains the mathematics of perfect shuffles in his new book Magic Tricks, Card Shuffling, and Dynamic Computer Memories. Two Nevada casinos are looking for a new shuffle. Between deals, a perfunctory shuffle is sufficient. Those that use a constant shuffle certainly negate card counting. It drives them crazy, because it is a lot of responsibility to be all things to all people, and you can lose yourself in the shuffle, where there are no longer 52 cards in the deck. Every shuffle of a deck of cards leads to a 52-card sequence that has low a priori probability, but has unit probability once the cards are all on the table. You instantly know your chances of getting a blackjack during the rest of that shuffle are zero. During the last deck before the shuffle when the count was favorable I would bet many black and many red with a few green and sometimes duplicate this for a second hand. A professional bridge player was suspended from competition for manipulating a deck of cards during the shuffle and deal. If no player has a double (theoretically this can happen once in 700 games) the stones are put back and there is a new shuffle. Because frequent shuffles slow down the game, and a slower game is better for most players because it reduces their exposure to the house edge. Thus the expected number of shuffles needed to get two cards below B is n + n / 2. The second shuffle, after the stock is exposed, is to randomize for the next round of drafting. We were a jury now, although not all of us made it through the random card shuffle that decided exactly which twelve people would fill the jury's benches. During the play, players cards are not mixed with other cards, so each round can start immediately after the preceding one without a shuffle or deal intervening. During the shuffle, dealer holds the cards so that she and the other players cannot see any of their faces. I once managed to put the evil eye on a Korean dealer on a cruise ship once that she spilt a clump of aces all over the table during the shuffle revealing their precise location. 2.1 A change of order or relative positions; a reshuffle. 搅乱；改组 the president will have to consider a cabinet shuffle in the spring 春季首相也许得考虑内阁改组。 Example sentencesExamples The fact two cabinet ministers did not seek re-election might, however, force a cabinet shuffle, Lemieux suggested. This summer also brought two important cabinet shuffles. There was one last shuffle of positions as they prepared for another legendary story. Namibians were thrown a curved ball this week when the President abruptly announced a minor cabinet shuffle, which included the sacking of a minister and his deputy. It never fails to amaze me that junior high school pecking-order shuffles and re-shuffles are often the best way to read the policy tea leaves in the capital city of the world's most powerful nation. McManus also raised eyebrows with a number of administrative shuffles that promoted some cops and transferred others who had been high up in his predecessor's administration. As well as re-orging every quarter the corporate wizards also like us to have a desk shuffle on a regular basis, making you feel much like a character at the mad hatters tea party. Whittred, previously the minister of state for Intermediate, Long-term and Home Care, was the other North Shore loser in the cabinet shuffle. The Presidential Office denied that a Cabinet shuffle was being considered. But he made no mention of a cabinet shuffle, despite the fact that rumours are swirling around Nassau about such a move. He also ruled out an immediate cabinet shuffle, but noted ministers could be replaced if courts find them guilty of crimes. After a cabinet shuffle last year, he was made minister of community government and transportation, as well as culture, language, elders and youth. Last Sunday, he fired long-time Finance Minster Paul Martin, in the second emergency cabinet shuffle in a week. 2.2 A facility on a music player for playing tracks in an arbitrary order. （CD机上）非顺序自由播放装置 I had my iPod on shuffle and ‘Eleanor Rigby’ just happened to begin playing as modifier a shuffle facility 非顺序自由播放装置。 Example sentencesExamples A little song order shuffle, and 6 other tunes, and bang - a CD can have the word very in the title. I admit, it's a tough situation, especially since the CD shuffle often occurs when the parent is behind the wheel of a vehicle. And that means that the music at work will go back onto proper rotation, not the half-assed shuffle of one CD alternated with Christmas carols. 3archaic A piece of equivocation or subterfuge. 〈古〉支吾；含糊其辞；托辞 Phrases be (or get) lost in the shuffle informal Be overlooked or missed in a confused or crowded situation. 〈北美，非正式〉在混乱中被忽略（或遗漏） Example sentencesExamples ‘Being technical in today's market, especially a middle-aged man, I'll be lost in the shuffle with 400 other resumes at least for every job I apply for,’ John said. Somehow that point is getting lost in the shuffle. When people who are supposed to be reporting the news have an agenda, something gets lost in the shuffle. Jesus came with a message of love and forgiveness and we can't let that get lost in the shuffle. There is the potential to really learn, to not get lost in the shuffle. The exchange between Jonathon and Andrew has been interesting, although I fear that Ahrum's original point was lost in the shuffle. I mean, the next story comes up, the next big crisis comes up in the world or in America, and it is awfully easy to get lost in the shuffle. Between the two things, in a world where no one gets enough love and affection anyway, rational thought gets lost in the shuffle and guys start behaving weirdly and saying stupid things. There are important bodies, but sometimes the way the UN system works, they get lost in the shuffle. Weidenreich came to the Museum in 1941, just before the Japanese invaded Beijing and his beloved Peking man fossils were lost in the shuffle (although the plaster casts he had sent to New York survived). Origin Mid 16th century: perhaps from Low German schuffeln ‘walk clumsily’, also ‘deal dishonestly, shuffle (cards)’, of Germanic origin; related to shove and scuffle. verb.1 phr.
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