| 单词 | shelf |
| 释义 | shelfshelf /ʃɛlf/ ●●● S2 noun (plural shelves /ʃɛlvz/) 1[countable] a long flat narrow board fastened to a wall or in a frame or cupboard, that you can put things on: shelves of books supermarket shelvestop/bottom shelf Put it back on the top shelf. boxes that take up a lot of shelf space2off the shelf available to be bought immediately, without having to be specially designed or ordered: off-the-shelf computer software packages3on the shelf if a plan, idea, etc. is on the shelf, it is not used or considered: The proposal will have to be put on the shelf until we can get more funding.4[countable] earth science, geography a narrow surface of rock or ice shaped like a shelf5fly off the shelves to be sold in large numbers: We can’t keep the toy in stock – it’s just been flying off the shelves. [Origin: 1300–1400 Middle Low German schelf] → see also shelve |
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