2. a rock surface shaped like a shelf, especially on a mountain or under water. plataformashelve (ʃelv) verb 1. to put aside, usually for consideration, completion etc later. The project has been shelved for the moment. quedar arrinconado 2. to put up shelves in. poner en el es...
Definition of shelf noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary shelf noun /ʃelf/ /ʃelf/ (plural shelves /ʃelvz/ /ʃelvz/)Idioms a flat board, made of wood, metal, glass, etc., fixed to the wall or forming part of a cupboard, bookcase, etc., for things to...
[shelf] Phonetic (Standard)IPA noun pluralshelves[shelvz]. a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects. the contents of this: a shelf of books. a surface or projection resembling this; ledge. ...
idiom(on the shelf) In a state of disuse or inactivity. idiom(on the shelf) Out of consideration. from The Century Dictionary. Same asshelve. nounA rock, ledge of rocks, reef, or sand-bank in the sea, rendering the water shallow and dangerous to ships; a reef or shoal; a shallow ...
→ off-the-shelf, shelve(3)Examples from the Corpusshelf• shelves of books• Normally Flake bars have a shelf life of just nine months.• Her daughters would giggle over the odd doodles they found in kitchen drawers or on the back shelf of the downstairs toilet.• The next shelf ...
something resembling this in shape or function the objects placed on a shelf, regarded collectively:a shelf of books a projecting layer of ice, rock, etc, on land or in the sea See alsocontinental shelf Seeoff the shelf on the shelf⇒put aside or abandoned: used esp of unmarried women ...
The stacker put the packets on the shelf. 堆垛机将小包放到货架上。 shelfn(bookshelf: shelf for books)SCSimplified Chinese书架shū jià The books are lined up neatly on the bookshelf. 书在书架上整整齐齐地摆着。 其他翻译 英语中文 shelfn(geology)(地质学)SCSimplified Chinese大陆架dà lù jià...
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(geology)a thing shaped like a shelf, especially a piece of rock sticking out from acliffor from the edge of a mass of land under the oceanthe continental shelfseeshelve Idioms off the shelf that can be bought immediately and does not have to be specially designed or orderedI bought this...
shelves of books supermarket shelves the amount of shelf space available2 [countable] a narrow surface of rock shaped like a shelf, especially under water→ continental shelf 3 → on the shelf→ off-the-shelf, shelve(3)Examples from the Corpusshelf• shelves of books• Normally Flake bars...