shelves

英 [ʃelvz]

美 [ʃelvz]

n.  (固定在墙上的或橱柜、书架等的)架子，搁板; (悬崖上或海底)突出的岩石; 陆架; 陆棚
shelf的复数; shelve的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 搁置，停止执行，暂不进行(计划、项目)
  If someoneshelvesa plan or project, they decide not to continue with it, either for a while or permanently.
  1. Atlanta has shelved plans to include golf in the 1996 Games...
     亚特兰大已搁置了将高尔夫球纳入 1996 年奥运会的计划。
  2. Sadly, the project has now been shelved.
     不幸的是，计划现在已经搁浅。
• VERB (近海或海底陆地)向下倾斜,成斜坡
  If an area of ground next to or under the seashelves, it slopes downwards.
  1. The shoreline shelves away steeply.
     海岸线顺势陡直而下。
  2. ...a gently shelving beach.
     坡度平缓的海滩
• (shelf 的复数)
  Shelvesis the plural ofshelf.

双语例句

• These products are now off the shelves.
  这些产品现在已经下架了。
• I arranged books on the shelves.
  我整理了书架上的书籍。
• Are there enough shelves to accommodate all our books?
  有足够的书架容纳我们所有的书吗？
• I worked stocking shelves in a grocery store
  我在一家杂货店工作，负责为货架上货。
• He gestured at the shelves. 'I've bought many books from him.'
  他指着书架说，“我已经从他那里买了不少书了”。
• The shelves were filled with all sorts of vegetables--eggplants, cucumbers, cabbages, tomatoes.
  茄子啊，黄瓜啊，卷心菜啊，西红柿啊，各种蔬菜摆满了货架。
• There are some knives and forks on these shelves.
  在搁板上有上些刀和叉。
• The shoreline shelves away steeply.
  海岸线顺势陡直而下。
• History, geography, philosophy& you'll find all sorts of reference books on the shelves.
  历史哩，地理哩，哲学哩，各种参考书都在书架上放着。
• Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office.
  为将图书馆改作办公室而做了一些架子。