| 释义 |
on the shelf
1. 被搁置的；被废弃的；〈美俚〉(商业用语)(计划等)被推迟的
put (或lay) an affair on the shelf 搁置一件事暂不考虑
2. (大龄妇女)无结婚希望的；〈美俚〉(解除婚约的待嫁女子)交际不活跃的
She was afraid of being left on the shelf. 她担心会嫁不出去了。
3. (年老无用的人)被辞退的
The company put him on the shelf when he reached the age of sixty-five. 当他65岁时，公司解雇了他。
4. 〈俚〉(盗贼用语)被流放的
5. 死了的
6. 被捕的
7. 〈古〉在当铺的 |