shelve
US
UK shelve [sth] vtr: (put [sth] on shelf)
SC 把…放在搁板上，把…放在架子上 bǎ … fàng zài gé bǎn shàng
Tom shelved the book he had been reading and went for a walk.
汤姆把读了一会儿的书放回书架，然后出去散步。
shelve [sth] vtr: figurative (plan: abandon)
SC 搁置 gē zhì
TC 擱置
TC 擱置
SC 暂缓考虑 gē zhì，zàn huǎn kǎo lǜ
Reluctantly, the team decided to shelve the project, as they didn't have enough money to continue.
虽然很不情愿，但由于没有足够的资金继续下去，所以团队还是决定搁置这一项目。
shelve vi: (slope)
SC 逐渐倾斜
TC 逐漸傾斜
TC 逐漸傾斜
The sea bed shelves away as you move further from the shore.
shelve [sth] vtr: (fit [sth] with shelves)
SC 给…装搁板
SC 装搁板于…
We're going to shelve this recess to give us more storage space.