shelf noun Irregular: shelves plural 1.a flat board, made of wood, metal, glass, etc., fixed to the wall or forming part of a cupboard/closet,bookcase, etc., for things to be placed on （固定在墙上的或橱柜、书架等的）架子，搁板 I helped him put up some shelves in his bedroom. 我帮他在卧室里装了几个搁架。 The book I wanted was on the top shelf. 我想要的那本书在书架的最上层。 supermarket/library shelves 超市的货架；图书馆的书架 empty shelves 空搁板 2.a thing shaped like a shelf, especially a piece of rock sticking out from a cliff or from the edge of a mass of land under the sea （悬崖上或海底）突出的岩石；陆架；陆棚 geology the continental shelf 大陆架 See also: shelve Idiom: on the shelf informal 1.not wanted by anyone; not used （无用而）闲置的；搁置的 2.especially of women 尤指妇女 considered to be too old to get married 年龄大得嫁不出去的 old-fashioned Idiom: off the shelf 1.that can be bought immediately and does not have to be specially designed or ordered 现成有售的；不用订制的 I bought this package off the shelf. 我买的这一盒是现货。 off-the-shelf software packages 现成软件包 See also: off the peg 推荐你到一个网站上看看，幻音教育网，有大量精品文章、听力和日常句型，对英语的学习很有帮助
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