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| 1 | a flat piece of wood , plastic , or glass that is attached to the wall or is part of a piece of furniture , used for putting things on 搁板；架子 |
| He took a book from the shelf. 他从架上拿下一本书。 |
| top/bottom shelf The plates are on the top shelf. 盘子在顶格放着。 |
| | 1a | used for talking about the goods that are available in shops 货架 | | Everything on our shelves is guaranteed fresh. 我们货架上的所有商品都保证新鲜。 | |
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| 2 | technical a narrow piece of rock or ice that sticks out from a mountain or under water 突出的岩石；陆架 |
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| - | off the shelf
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| available in a shop without being ordered or designed for a particular customer |
| 现货供应的 |
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| - | on the shelf
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| 1 | unlikely to find a partner or get married , usually because of being too old （通常因年龄太大而）不大可能找到伙伴（或配偶）的 |
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| 2 | not being used or discussed at the present time 闲置的；搁置一旁的 | Can we put that suggestion on the shelf for now? 我们把那个建议暂且放一放好吗？ | |
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| - | take sth off the shelves
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| to stop selling a product , especially because it is not considered to be safe |
| 停止出售某物；（尤指因安全问题）将某物撤下货架 |
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