请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 on the shelf
释义
on the shelf

on the shelf adv: figurative, dated, informal (woman: no longer marriageable)
SC 嫁不出去
In those days, if a woman wasn't married by the age of 30, she was said to be on the shelf.

on the shelf adv: (inactive, unemployed)
SC 无所作为
SC 失业 shī yè
TC 失業

on the shelf adv: (not being used)
SC 束之高阁
TC 束之高閣

left on the shelf adj: figurative, dated, informal (woman: no longer marriageable) (女人)
SC 嫁不出去的
随便看

 

英汉双解词典包含74752条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/6 14:38:05