"shift gears" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 换挡
• 转变方式

Definition

指实际操作车辆的换挡，或快速改变正在做的事情或思路。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

既可以表示开车时的实际换挡，也可比喻为改变话题、思路或节奏。在英语对话和商务中很常见，'let's shift gears' 常用于建议改变方向。

Examples

You need to shift gears when the car goes uphill.

当汽车上坡时需要**换挡**。

Let’s shift gears and talk about your plans.

我们来**转变话题**，谈谈你的计划吧。

He had to shift gears quickly during the meeting.

他在会议中不得不快速**转变方式**。

Things weren’t working out, so we decided to shift gears and try a new approach.

情况不顺利，所以我们决定**转变方式**，尝试新方法。

Okay, let’s shift gears—what’s next on the agenda?

好吧，我们来**转变话题**——议程上接下来是什么？

After finishing the project, it was time to shift gears and focus on family.

项目完成后，是时候**转变重心**关注家庭了。