shelf

英 [ʃelf]

美 [ʃelf]

n.  (固定在墙上的或橱柜、书架等的)架子，搁板; (悬崖上或海底)突出的岩石; 陆架; 陆棚

复数：shelves　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2930 / COCA.2947

习惯用语

n.

on the shelf
• （无用而）闲置的；搁置的
  not wanted by anyone; not used
• 年龄大得嫁不出去的
  considered to be too old to get married
off the shelf
• 现成有售的；不用订制的
  that can be bought immediately and does not have to be specially designed or ordered
• I bought this package off the shelf.
  我买的这一盒是现货。
• off-the-shelf software packages
  现成软件包

牛津词典

noun

• （固定在墙上的或橱柜、书架等的）架子，搁板
  a flat board, made of wood, metal, glass, etc., fixed to the wall or forming part of a cupboard/closet, bookcase , etc., for things to be placed on
  1. I helped him put up some shelves in his bedroom.
     我帮他在卧室里装了几个搁架。
  2. The book I wanted was on the top shelf.
     我想要的那本书在书架的最上层。
  3. supermarket/library shelves
     超市的货架；图书馆的书架
  4. empty shelves
     空搁板
• （悬崖上或海底）突出的岩石；陆架；陆棚
  a thing shaped like a shelf, especially a piece of rock sticking out from a cliff or from the edge of a mass of land under the sea
  1. the continental shelf
     大陆架

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (固定在墙上或橱柜上的)架子，搁板
  Ashelfis a flat piece of wood, metal, or glass which is attached to a wall or to the sides of a cupboard. Shelves are used for keeping things on.
  1. He took a book from the shelf.
     他从书架上拿了一本书。
  2. ...the middle shelf of the oven.
     烤箱的中间搁板
• See also:The house stands on a shelf of rock among pines.continental shelf
• PHRASE 现成的;不用定制的
  If you buy somethingoff the shelf, you buy something that is not specially made for you.
  1. Any car you can buy off the shelf in a pastel pink has got to be saying something.
     现货供应的任何一辆淡粉色汽车一定都有自己的卖点。
  2. ...off-the-shelf software.
     现成的软件
• PHRASE 搁置的;闲置的;没人要的
  If you say that someone or something ison the shelf, you mean that no one wants them.
  1. I was afraid of getting left on the shelf.
     我害怕嫁不出去。
  2. ...first-rate plans which sit on the shelf.
     不被采用的最佳方案

英英释义

noun

• a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
• a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
  Synonym:ledge

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