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shelf
[ʃelf] (plural shelves)
noun countable
IMPROVER
■a long flat board fixed horizontally, usually against a wall or inside a cupboard so that objects can be stored on it （通常指固定在墙上或橱柜中的）架子•a glass shelf玻璃架子 •on the top/bottom shelf在顶层／底层架子上 •One wall had shelves from floor to ceiling, crammed with books.一面墙是高及天花板的书架，上面塞满了书。 ⇒ See also bookshelfspecialized
■a flat area of rock under water or on a cliff 陆架，陆棚；岩棚
off the shelf
■If a product can be bought off the shelf, it does not need to be specially made or requested （产品）现成的，不需订制的•It's often cheaper if you buy wallpaper off the shelf, rather than having to order it.如果你买现成的壁纸，通常会比订购的要便宜。 •off-the-shelf goods/clothes现成的货物／衣服 remove sth from your shelves
■When a shop removes something from its shelves, that product stops being available for sale there. 将…下架，不再出售
[ʃelf] (plural shelves)
noun countable
on the shelf
■not noticed or not used 被忽视的；被搁置的；废弃的•It's important to apply research in a practical way and not leave it on the shelf.重要的是，要把研究运用于实际当中，而不是束之高阁。 mainly UK informal
■describes someone, usually a woman, who is not married and is considered too old for anyone to want to marry them （通常指女子）年龄太大而找不到结婚对象的•In those days, if you hadn't married by the time you were 30, you were definitely on the shelf.在那个时代，如果你到30岁还未结婚，那就肯定嫁不出去了。 |