单词 | shelve |
释义 | shelve v[Tn] 1 put (books, etc) on a shelf or shelves 将(书等)放在搁架上. 2 (fig 比喻) abandon or postpone consideration of (a plan, project, problem, etc); delay dealing with (sth) 放弃或搁置(计画、 方案、 问题等); 缓议(某事物) The plans for a new theatre have had to be shelved because of lack of money. 兴建新剧院的计画因资金短缺只好搁置起来. shelve v [I, Ip] ~ (away/down/off) (of land) slope gradually (in the specified direction) (指陆地)呈缓坡倾斜 The river-bottom shelves here. 河底从这里呈缓坡倾斜. The shore shelves down to the sea. 海岸向海面的倾斜角度很小. |
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