shelve

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vt. 放置架子上, 搁置 vi. 渐渐倾斜

发音

US /ʃɛlv/
AU
UK /ʃɛlv/

词形变化

shelves 复数 shelves 三单 shelving 现在分词 shelved 过去式 shelved 过去分词 shelvest shelvedst 过去式 shelveth 三单 shelved 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A rocky shelf or ledge of a cliff, a mountain, etc.

    古体
  2. 1.

    Alternative spelling of shelf (“a reef, sandbar, or shoal”).

    古体
v.
  1. 1.

    To furnish (a place) with shelves; especially, to furnish (a library, etc.) with bookshelves.

    及物

    to shelve a closet or a library

  2. 2.

    To place (something) on a shelf; especially, to place or arrange (books) on a bookshelf.

    及物

    The library needs volunteers to help shelve books.

  3. 3.

    To place (something) in a certain location, as if on a shelf.

    To take (drugs) by anal or vaginal insertion.

    安放

    搁放

    搁置

    置放

    比喻 俚语 及物
  4. 4.

    To place (something) in a certain location, as if on a shelf.

    To have sex with (someone).

    比喻 俚语 及物
  5. 5.

    To set aside (something), as if on a shelf.

    To postpone or put aside, or entirely cease dealing with (a matter for discussion, a project, etc.).

    比喻 及物

    They shelved the entire project when they heard how much it would cost.

  6. 6.

    To set aside (something), as if on a shelf.

    To remove (someone) from active service.

    比喻 及物
  7. 7.

    To hang over or project like a shelf; to overhang.

    不及物 废旧
  8. 1.

    To tilt or tip (a cart) to discharge its contents.

    方言 及物
  9. 2.

    Of land or a surface: to incline, to slope.

    不及物
  10. 3.

    To be in an inclined or sloping position.

    不及物 废旧

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词源

The verb is a back-formation from shelves, the plural of shelf (“flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects”). The noun is derived from etymology 1, verb sense 2 (“(obsolete) to hang over or project like a shelf”).

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