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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
shuffle
shuf·fle [shuffle shuffles shuffled shuffling] verb, noun BrE [ˈʃʌfl] NAmE [ˈʃʌfl] verb 1. intransitive + adv./prep. to walk slowly without lifting your feet completely off the ground •He shuffled across the room to the window. •The line shuffled forward a little. 2. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to move from one foot to another; to move your feet in an awkward or embarrassed way •Jenny shuffled her feet and blushed with shame. 3. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to mix cards up in a ↑pack of ↑playing cards before playing a game •Shuffle the cards and deal out seven to each player. 4. transitive ~ sth to move paper or things into different positions or a different order •I shuffled the documents on my desk. Verb forms: Word Origin: mid 16th cent.: perhaps from Low German schuffeln ‘walk clumsily’, also ‘deal dishonestly, shuffle (cards)’, of Germanic origin; related to ↑shove and ↑scuffle. Example Bank: •Simon shuffled awkwardly towards them. •Simon shuffled awkwardly up to them. •The boys shuffled around uncomfortably. •The crowd shuffled slowly forward. •Don't worry, I should be able to shuffle some of the classes around. •He nervously shuffled the papers on his desk. •I shuffled the deck, then pulled a card out from the middle. •She shuffled her feet nervously. •She spent her day shuffling around the streets of London. •The man shuffled off into the night. Idioms: ↑lose somebody in the shuffle ▪ ↑on shuffle noun usually singular 1. a slow walk in which you take small steps and do not lift your feet completely off the ground •The old man walked with a shuffle. •There was a shuffle of feet as the room emptied. 2. the act of mixing cards before a card game •Give the cards a good shuffle. 3. a type of dancing in which you take small steps and do not lift your feet completely off the ground 4. = ↑reshuffle Word Origin: mid 16th cent.: perhaps from Low German schuffeln ‘walk clumsily’, also ‘deal dishonestly, shuffle (cards)’, of Germanic origin; related to ↑shove and ↑scuffle.
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