with obj.
1
- place or arrange (items, especially books) on a shelf把(物件, 尤指书)放上架子(或搁板)。
1.1
- figurative decide not to proceed with (a project or plan), either temporarily or permanently〈喻〉搁置, 暂缓考虑(项目, 计划):
plans to reopen the school have been shelved.
重开学校的计划已被搁置了起来。
2
- fit with shelves装架子(或搁板)于:
one whole long wall was shelved.
整堵长墙都装了搁架。
派生词
shelver
noun词源
late 16th cent. (in the sense 'project like a shelf' (Shakespearean usage)):from shelves, plural of SHELF1.