| 释义 |
shelf1/ʃelf/n. (pl. shelves /ʃelvz/) 1a a thin flat piece of wood or metal etc. projecting from a wall, or as part of a unit, used to support books etc. (墙壁上支出的放书等的)架板，搁板 b the flat bottom surface of a recess in a wall etc. used similarly (墙等上放书等用的)壁凹 2a a projecting horizontal ledge in a cliff face etc. (悬崖等的)岩脊，岩架 b a reef or sandbank under water (水下的)暗礁；沙洲 c = CONTINENTAL SHELF □ on the shelf 1 (of a woman) past the age when she might expect to be married (大龄妇女)无结婚希望的 2 (esp. of a retired person) no longer active or of use (尤指退休者)年老无用的 □ shelved /ʃelvd/ adj.□ shelfful n. (pl. -fuls)□ shelf-like adj.[Middle English from (Middle) Low German schelf, related to Old English scylfe ‘partition’, scylf ‘crag’] |