shelf

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

1. (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.

e.g. He took a book from the shelf.
他从书架上拿了一本书。
e.g. ...the middle shelf of the oven.
烤箱的中间搁板

2. 搁板状岩石;突出的岩石;(水下的)暗礁，陆架
A shelf is a section of rock on a cliff or mountain or underwater that sticks out like a shelf.

shelf的意思

e.g. 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。

3. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...off-the-shelf software.
现成的软件

4. 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.

e.g. I was afraid of getting left on the shelf.
我害怕嫁不出去。
e.g. ...first-rate plans which sit on the shelf.
不被采用的最佳方案

1. shelf的近义词

1. 书架：米奇家的墙壁(wall)上有一个书架(shelf),书架上有许多书(book),书桌 (desk)上也放着两本书. 米奇(Mickey)侦探坐着摇椅(rocking chair),在灯 (lamp)下读一本侦探小说(detective story),等待着下一个案子的到来.

2. 货架：☆ 货架:(SHELF)商场中用于陈列商品的金属架子. 一般普通货架宽度1.2米,高1.8米;特殊货架根据用途各有不同. ○ 折扣:(REBATE)供应商在与本公司做生意时,所提供的折让

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3. 架子：地上是碎片(shard),椅子上有用来伪装的兽皮(sham),和很粗的脚镣(shackle),,墙边斜靠着一个长矛(shaft),还有一个笨重的盾牌(shield),床上还仍着一条破烂(shabby)的披肩(shawl),窗旁一个架子(shelf),上搁置(shelve)着一个瓶,