| 单词 | to lay on the shelf, also to set on shelf |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto lay (put, etc.) on the shelf, also †to set on shelf (a) On one side, out of the way, in a position or state of inactivity or uselessness; esp. to lay (put, etc.) on the shelf, also †to set on shelf. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > in a state of inactivity [phrase] > out of action out of order1530 out of commission1533 on the shelfa1577 out of action1703 out of blast1832 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > not in use [phrase] > disused out of ure1553 on the shelfa1577 a1577 G. Gascoigne Princelie Pleasures Kenelworth sig. C.ij in Whole Wks. (1587) Ioue in heauen would smile to see Diana set on shelfe. 1815 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) XII. 379 Alava would then be laid upon the shelf, if he had not his situation here to return to. 1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master viii. 8 He's ever since been on the shelf. 1831 J. W. Croker in J. Boswell Life Johnson I. 118 (note) [Quoting J. W. Croker, an. 1740] His friend General Oglethorpe, who, after acquittal by a court-martial, was (to use a vulgar but expressive phrase) put upon the shelf. 1884 L. J. Jennings in Croker Papers I. vi. 170 The question of Parliamentary Reform could not be perpetually kept upon the shelf. 1893 B. Harraden Ships that Pass i. vii Because your career has been checked, and because you have been put on the shelf. < as lemmas |
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