| 词汇 | shelf |
| 释义 | shelf noun [ C ] uk/ʃelf/ us/ʃelf/ shelves A2 （通常指固定在墙上或橱柜中的）搁板，架子 a long, flat board fixed horizontally, usually against a wall or inside a cupboard so that objects can be stored on it 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: bookshelf geology specialized陆架，陆棚;岩棚 a flat area of rock underwater or on a cliff off the shelf （产品）现成的，不需订制的 If a product can be bought off the shelf, it does not need to be specially made or asked for. It's often cheaper if you buy wallpaper off the shelf, rather than having to order it. 如果你买现成的墙纸，通常会比订购的要便宜。 off-the-shelf goods/clothes 现成的货物／衣服 remove something from your shelves 将…下架，不再出售 When a shop removes something from its shelves, that product stops being available for sale there.
Idiom on the shelfidiom 被忽视的；被搁置的；废弃的 not noticed or not used 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（通常指女子）年龄太大而找不到对象的 If someone, usually a woman, is on the shelf, she is not married and is considered too old for anyone to want to marry her. 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。 |
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