| 单词 | shelf |
| 释义 | shelf (ʃelf ) Word forms: shelves 1. countable noun A2 A shelf is a flat piece of wood, metal, or glass which is attached to a wall or to the sides of a cupboard. Shelves are used for keeping things on. He took a book from the shelf. ...the middle shelf of the oven. Synonyms: shelving, rack, bookshelf, mantelpiece 2. countable noun A shelf is a section of rock on a cliff or mountain or underwater that sticks out like a shelf. The house stands on a shelf of rock among pines. [+ of] 3. See also continental shelf 4. off the shelf phrase If you buy something off the shelf, you buy something that is not specially made for you. [British] ...off-the-shelf software. 5. on the shelf phrase [verb-link PHRASE, PHRASE after verb] If you say that someone or something is on the shelf, you mean that no one wants them. [informal] I was afraid of getting left on the shelf. ...first-rate plans which sit on the shelf. Synonyms: unmarried, single, unwed, unwedded Idioms: on the shelf [British] used to describe a middle-aged woman who some people consider to be too old to be attractive to men, and who is therefore unlikely to ever marry. Many people dislike this expression because of the attitude which it represents. I certainly don't equate being single with being on the shelf! Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers shelf life the length of time that something will last A large proportion of small businesses have a short shelf life. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: shelf space And while the discounters sell a handful of branded items, most of their shelf space is for own-brand goods. Times, Sunday Times (2012) But now the shelf space is effectively infinite. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It combined infinite shelf space with real-time information about buying trends and public opinion. Times, Sunday Times (2006) We cost more and don't own the shelf space. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Love the idea of a cake stand but can't spare the shelf space? Times, Sunday Times (2010) They turn a deep red and should taste sweetest about four days after leaving the shop shelf. Times, Sunday Times If you are single, you could first notice each other when two hands reach for the same item on a shop shelf. The Sun Now ebooks are going to compete with printed books on shop shelves as digital publishers seek to boost sales. Times, Sunday Times It's been more than three years since the tinned tomato treat was on shop shelves. The Sun Products including pizza bases, pitta, naan breads, scones and pancakes have been pulled from shop shelves. The Sun And the supermarket workers who stack the shelves to keep our nation fed. The Sun And there are still people stacking the shelves and manning the checkouts in the supermarket. Times, Sunday Times But you can also check out the traditionally more expensive stores deals as they stack their shelves sales stock. The Sun At 108cm long, it has room for repotting and seed sowing, and a storage shelf. Times, Sunday Times There's also an overhead storage shelf and sliding side doors. The Sun When he visited the room, he saw a high shelf that was much older than the steel storage shelves that dominated the room. Times, Sunday Times Storage shelves above the platforms held baskets, tools, clothing, and other items. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1902, the library was appropriated funds to build steel storage shelves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Exams are not products on a store shelf. Times, Sunday Times These shade variations may be subtle enough to be undetectable on a store shelf, but actual differences in shade becomes apparent during knitting or crocheting or after washing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It doesn't deserve a place on store shelves. Houston Chronicle Four per cent of all cheese put on store shelves gets stolen. The Sun What’s the current thinking in the industry for when these types of products will hit store shelves? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But when did you last see a carton of beetroot juice on a supermarket shelf? The Sun The bottle was displayed on the supermarket shelf, marked at 2.85. Times, Sunday Times Our world abounds in wonders - the computer, aircraft, the supermarket shelf. Times, Sunday Times Not if you imagine it in a plastic tub on a supermarket shelf, or served with a sorry scatter of muesli for breakfast. Times, Sunday Times They are unable to advertise or win supermarket shelf space. Times, Sunday Times He pauses, knocks on a nearby wooden shelf. Times, Sunday Times We waited in her old-fashioned shop, lined with dark wooden shelves, and watched a stream of people coming in to buy it. Times, Sunday Times Some were kept in a laboratory, the rest were placed, in lines 3ft deep, on wooden shelves in an air-conditioned basement. Times, Sunday Times Dirt-floored basements held canned applesauce, mustard pickles, and stewed tomatoes glinting in rows on sagging wooden shelves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The cheese-making equipment was empty and clean, the finished cheeses maturing in silence on wooden shelves. ST Translations: Chinese: 架子 Japanese: 棚 |
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