| 单词 | off the shelf |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoff the shelf e. off the shelf: from a supply of ready-made goods. Also (with hyphens) as adj.phr. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > prepared or ready > made ready > ready or in a finished state ready-made1653 off the shelf1966 1936 Industr. & Engin. Chem. Feb. 150/2 The individual customer must generally have his material fabricated to his order and cannot obtain material [aluminium] ‘off the shelf’. 1958 Engineering 11 Apr. 455/2 Using sets built to a standard pattern which would be available ‘off the shelf’ and made up of interchangeable parts. 1962 J. Glenn in J. Glenn et al. Into Orbit 37 They had to use ‘off-the-shelf’ items in order to save time. 1966 Electronics 17 Oct. 38 The fact that its roll in a normal ocean is only 1° means that off-the-shelf, land-rated equipment can be used. 1971 Engineering Apr. 88 (advt.) No chance of errors and ‘off-the-shelf’ service. 1978 Nature 26 Oct. 784/1 As CAMAC equipment is often sold as individual products to system builders, items are often available either ‘off the shelf’. < as lemmas |
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