shelf

noun

/ʃelf/

(plural shelves

/ʃelvz/

)

Idioms

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a flat board, made of wood, metal, glass, etc., fixed to the wall or forming part of a cupboard, bookcase, etc., for things to be placed on
- I helped him put up some shelves in his bedroom.
- on a shelf The book I wanted was on the top shelf.
- supermarket shelves
- (North American English) store shelves
- The product should hit store shelves by August.
- library shelves
- empty shelves
- the powerful retailers who control what products get shelf space
Collocations Decorating and home improvement
Decorating and home improvementHouses
- refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house
- convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats
- extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen
- build (British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory
- knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall
- knock out/through the wall separating two rooms
Decoration
- furnish/paint/ (especially British English) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room
- be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
- paint/plaster the walls/ceiling
- hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper
- install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings
- build/put up shelves
- lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio
- put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain
DIY/home improvement
- do (British English) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring
- make home improvements
- add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation
- fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm
- insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft
- fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet
- block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink
- make/drill/fill a hole
- hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail
- tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw
- saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood
Collocations Shopping
ShoppingShopping
- go/go out/be out shopping
- go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall
- do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
- (North American English, informal) hit/hang out at the mall
- try on clothes/shoes
- indulge in some retail therapy
- go on a spending spree
- cut/cut back on/reduce your spending
- be/get caught shoplifting
- donate something to/take something to/find something in (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) a thrift store
- buy/sell/find something at (British English) a car boot sale/(British English) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(North American English) a yard sale
- find/get/pick up a bargain
At the shop/store
- load/push/wheel (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart
- stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line
- (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout
- bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries
- pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping
- stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something)
- be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves
- be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
- deal with/help/serve customers
- run a special promotion
- be on special offer
Buying goods
- make/complete a purchase
- buy/purchase something online/by mail order
- make/place/take an order for something
- buy/order something in bulk/in advance
- accept/take credit cards
- pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) with a gift certificate
- enter your PIN number
- ask for/get/obtain a receipt
- return/exchange an item/a product
- be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund
- compare prices
- offer (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount
see also top-shelf
Extra Examples
- He's got a job stocking shelves in a supermarket.
- Her diaries just sat on the shelf for years.
- Hundreds of books lined the shelves.
- I knocked it off the shelf by accident.
- I put the box back on the shelf.
- I've cleared a shelf in the bedroom for you.
- She scanned the shelves of the library for new books.
- Shelves lined the walls behind the long counter.
- Souvenirs filled the shelves.
- The DVD is flying off the shelves (= selling very quickly).
- The shelves were packed with dolls of every shape and size.
- The supermarket immediately removed the product from its shelves.
Topics Houses and homesb1, Shoppingb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- low
- deep
- …
verb + shelf
- have
- build
- put up
- …
shelf + verb
- be full of something
- contain something
- hold something
- …
shelf + noun
- space
- life
preposition
- off a/the shelf
- on a/the shelf
- shelf of
- …
phrases
- be filled with shelves
- be lined with shelves
- a place on your shelves
- …
See full entry
(geology) a thing like a shelf in shape, especially a piece of rock sticking out from a cliff or from the edge of a mass of land under the sea

see also continental shelf, ice shelf, shelve

Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Low German schelf; related to Old English scylfe ‘partition’, scylf ‘crag’.

Idioms

off the shelf

that can be bought immediately and does not have to be specially designed or ordered
- I bought this package off the shelf.
- Some courses can be bought off the shelf as self-contained study packages.
compare off the peg see also off-the-shelf

on the shelf (informal)

not wanted by anyone; not used
(old-fashioned) (especially of women) considered to be too old to get married

take something off the market/shelves

to stop something from being sold
- The slimming pills were taken off the market.
- Thousands of egg products were taken off the shelves following the health scare.

单词	shelf
释义	shelf noun /ʃelf/ /ʃelf/ (plural shelves /ʃelvz/ /ʃelvz/ ) Idioms jump to other results enlarge image a flat board, made of wood, metal, glass, etc., fixed to the wall or forming part of a cupboard, bookcase, etc., for things to be placed on I helped him put up some shelves in his bedroom. on a shelf The book I wanted was on the top shelf. supermarket shelves (North American English) store shelves The product should hit store shelves by August. library shelves empty shelves the powerful retailers who control what products get shelf space Collocations Decorating and home improvementDecorating and home improvementHouses refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen build (British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall knock out/through the wall separating two rooms Decoration furnish/paint/ (especially British English) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings paint/plaster the walls/ceiling hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings build/put up shelves lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain DIY/home improvement do (British English) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring make home improvements add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink make/drill/fill a hole hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood Collocations ShoppingShoppingShopping go/go out/be out shopping go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping (North American English, informal) hit/hang out at the mall try on clothes/shoes indulge in some retail therapy go on a spending spree cut/cut back on/reduce your spending be/get caught shoplifting donate something to/take something to/find something in (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) a thrift store buy/sell/find something at (British English) a car boot sale/(British English) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(North American English) a yard sale find/get/pick up a bargain At the shop/store load/push/wheel (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something) be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock deal with/help/serve customers run a special promotion be on special offer Buying goods make/complete a purchase buy/purchase something online/by mail order make/place/take an order for something buy/order something in bulk/in advance accept/take credit cards pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) with a gift certificate enter your PIN number ask for/get/obtain a receipt return/exchange an item/a product be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund compare prices offer (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount see also top-shelf Extra Examples He's got a job stocking shelves in a supermarket. Her diaries just sat on the shelf for years. Hundreds of books lined the shelves. I knocked it off the shelf by accident. I put the box back on the shelf. I've cleared a shelf in the bedroom for you. She scanned the shelves of the library for new books. Shelves lined the walls behind the long counter. Souvenirs filled the shelves. The DVD is flying off the shelves (= selling very quickly). The shelves were packed with dolls of every shape and size. The supermarket immediately removed the product from its shelves. Topics Houses and homesb1, Shoppingb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective high low deep … verb + shelf have build put up … shelf + verb be full of something contain something hold something … shelf + noun space life preposition off a/the shelf on a/the shelf shelf of … phrases be filled with shelves be lined with shelves a place on your shelves … See full entry (geology) a thing like a shelf in shape, especially a piece of rock sticking out from a cliff or from the edge of a mass of land under the sea see also continental shelf, ice shelf, shelve Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Low German schelf; related to Old English scylfe ‘partition’, scylf ‘crag’. Idioms off the shelf that can be bought immediately and does not have to be specially designed or ordered I bought this package off the shelf. Some courses can be bought off the shelf as self-contained study packages. compare off the peg see also off-the-shelf on the shelf (informal) not wanted by anyone; not used (old-fashioned) (especially of women) considered to be too old to get married take something off the market/shelves to stop something from being sold The slimming pills were taken off the market. Thousands of egg products were taken off the shelves following the health scare.
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