第1个回答 2009-12-18
shelf
noun
Irregular: shelves plural
1.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 (固定在墙上的或橱柜、书架等的)架子,搁板
I helped him put up some shelves in his bedroom. 我帮他在卧室里装了几个搁架。
The book I wanted was on the top shelf. 我想要的那本书在书架的最上层。
supermarket/library shelves 超市的货架;图书馆的书架
empty shelves 空搁板
2.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 (悬崖上或海底)突出的岩石;陆架;陆棚 geology
the continental shelf 大陆架
See also: shelve
Idiom: on the shelf informal
1.not wanted by anyone; not used (无用而)闲置的;搁置的
2.especially of women 尤指妇女 considered to be too old to get married 年龄大得嫁不出去的 old-fashioned
Idiom: off the shelf
1.that can be bought immediately and does not have to be specially designed or ordered 现成有售的;不用订制的
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
See also: off the peg
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