英语词汇“shelve”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	shelve
释义	shelve I. \ˈshelv, -eu̇v\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: from shelves, plural of shelf (I) *transitive verb* 1. : to furnish with shelves < shelve a closet > < shelve a library > < a shelved table > 2. : to place on a shelf : arrange or store upon shelves < shelve books > < many libraries shelve recent fiction by itself — W.H.Jesse > 3. : to put on the shelf: as a. : remove from active service : dismiss < shelve an army officer > b. : to put aside (as from consideration) : put off indefinitely < the dangerous inclination of … politicans to shelve thorny problems — Henri Peyre > < shelve a project > < shelve a bill > *intransitive verb* : to slope in a formation like a shelf : incline — often used with an adverb of direction < the mountains shelve off into the mesa country — American Guide Series: Colorado > < the ground shelves steeply toward the north — James Whyle > < a grassy plain … shelves out into a clean white beach — George Tichenor > II. noun (-s) Etymology: back-formation from shelves, plural of shelf (I) 1. archaic : shelf 2a 2. : shelf 2c
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