shelf

noun

1. （固定在墙上的或橱柜、书架等的）架子，搁板
   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
   1. I helped him put up some shelves in his bedroom.
      我帮他在卧室里装了几个搁架。
   2. The book I wanted was on the top shelf.
      我想要的那本书在书架的最上层。
   3. supermarket/library shelves
      超市的货架；图书馆的书架
   4. empty shelves
      空搁板
2. （悬崖上或海底）突出的岩石；陆架；陆棚
   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
   1. the continental shelf
      大陆架

1. N-COUNT (固定在墙上或橱柜上的)架子，搁板
   A shelf is a flat piece of wood, metal, or glass which is attached to a wall or to the sides of a cupboard. Shelves are used for keeping things on.
   1. He took a book from the shelf.
      他从书架上拿了一本书。
   2. ...the middle shelf of the oven.
      烤箱的中间搁板
2. See also: The house stands on a shelf of rock among pines. continental shelf
3. PHRASE 现成的;不用定制的
   If you buy something off the shelf, you buy something that is not specially made for you.
   1. Any car you can buy off the shelf in a pastel pink has got to be saying something.
      现货供应的任何一辆淡粉色汽车一定都有自己的卖点。
   2. ...off-the-shelf software.
      现成的软件
4. PHRASE 搁置的;闲置的;没人要的
   If you say that someone or something is on the shelf, you mean that no one wants them.
   1. I was afraid of getting left on the shelf.
      我害怕嫁不出去。
   2. ...first-rate plans which sit on the shelf.
      不被采用的最佳方案

1. He's useless at DIY. He won't even put up a shelf.
   他自己动手能力太差，甚至连搭个架子都不会。
2. He has a shelf full of things, each of which has associations for him
   他的一个搁架上摆满了东西，每一样都能勾起他许多回忆。
3. Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea
   海平面下降使白令海底部的浅层大陆架暴露出来。
4. A shelf of land extended from the escarpment.
   悬崖上凸出一块空地。
5. The shoes go on the shoe shelf
   鞋子放在鞋架上。
6. Every inch of shelf space was crammed with books
   书架上全都塞满了书。
7. It's safe to eat foods that have been irradiated to prolong their shelf life.
   食用经过辐射杀菌处理、延长了保质期的食品是安全的。
8. She accidentally knocked the tea tin off the shelf
   她不小心把架子上的茶叶罐碰了下来。
9. He returned the album to its place on the shelf
   他把相册放回架子上原来的地方。
10. I turned aside to realign the photographs of my children on the shelf.
    我转过身去把架子上孩子们的照片重新摆了摆。
11. I had screwed the shelf on the wall myself
    我自己用螺钉把架子固定在墙上。
12. He took a book from the shelf.
    他从书架上拿了一本书。
13. The house stands on a shelf of rock among pines.
    房子矗立在松树丛中一块突出的岩石上。
14. Any car you can buy off the shelf in a pastel pink has got to be saying something.
    现货供应的任何一辆淡粉色汽车一定都有自己的卖点。
15. I was afraid of getting left on the shelf.
    我害怕嫁不出去。
16. Mature flour has a longer shelf life.
    熟面粉保存期要更长。
17. How do those prawns find their way from Norway to the supermarket shelf?
    这些对虾是如何从挪威跑到超市货架上来的呢？
18. Theoretically, the price is supposed to be marked on the shelf
    照理说，价格应该标在货架上。
19. There's nothing in this room; there's not a single chair, there's no bed, and not a single shelf
    这个房间空无一物，没有椅子，没有床，连个架子都没有。
20. He reached for a tin of tobacco on the shelf behind him.
    他伸手去够身后架子上的一罐烟叶。
21. I can't reach the top shelf
    我够不着最上面的架子。
22. Under a wide shelf that holds coffee jars stands a pile of magazines
    放咖啡罐的一个宽架子下方有一摞杂志。
23. Simon lifted a weighty volume from the shelf.
    西蒙从书架上取下一本厚重的书。
24. Can you reach those books on the upper shelf?
    你能够到书架上面那一格上的书吗？
25. Please lift the box down from the shelf for me.
    请帮我把这只箱子从搁板上抬下来。
26. I hope this time they will not put my plan on the shelf.
    希望这一次他们不会把我的计划束之高阁。
27. I chose a few books from the shelf yesterday morning.
    昨天早上我从书架上选了几本书。
28. The shelf sagged under the weight of the heavy books.
    书架搁板在书的重压下变弯曲了。
29. He crowded the books onto the shelf.
    他硬把这些书挤到书架上。
30. I have read every book on that shelf.
    我读遍了那个书架上所有的书。

n.

on the shelf

• （无用而）闲置的；搁置的
  not wanted by anyone; not used
• 年龄大得嫁不出去的
  considered to be too old to get married

off the shelf

• 现成有售的；不用订制的
  that can be bought immediately and does not have to be specially designed or ordered
  1. I bought this package off the shelf.
     我买的这一盒是现货。
  2. off-the-shelf software packages
     现成软件包

noun

1. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

2. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

   Synonym:    ledge