shelves

英 [ʃelvz]

美 [ʃelvz]

n.  (固定在墙上的或橱柜、书架等的)架子，搁板; (悬崖上或海底)突出的岩石; 陆架; 陆棚
shelf的复数; shelve的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 搁置，停止执行，暂不进行(计划、项目)
  If someoneshelvesa plan or project, they decide not to continue with it, either for a while or permanently.
  1. Atlanta has shelved plans to include golf in the 1996 Games...
     亚特兰大已搁置了将高尔夫球纳入 1996 年奥运会的计划。
  2. Sadly, the project has now been shelved.
     不幸的是，计划现在已经搁浅。
• VERB (近海或海底陆地)向下倾斜,成斜坡
  If an area of ground next to or under the seashelves, it slopes downwards.
  1. The shoreline shelves away steeply.
     海岸线顺势陡直而下。
  2. ...a gently shelving beach.
     坡度平缓的海滩
• (shelf 的复数)
  Shelvesis the plural ofshelf.

双语例句

• You have more shelves and cabinets.
  你有比较多的架子和橱柜。
• You'll have two large ones in the bedroom. One has shelves and shoe rack.
  卧室里有两个大壁橱。其中一个有搁板和鞋架。
• The shelves were filled with all sorts of vegetables--eggplants, cucumbers, cabbages, tomatoes.
  茄子啊，黄瓜啊，卷心菜啊，西红柿啊，各种蔬菜摆满了货架。
• We split the boards down the middle to use them for the back of the shelves.
  我们把木板从中间锯开，用作架子的背板。
• The shelves and numbers are the storage system. The card indices are the retrieval system.
  书架和书号是存储系统，卡片索引是检索系统。
• Six stale loaves of brown bread formed a dark blot on the otherwise barren shelves.
  6条变质的黑面包在原本空荡荡的架子上堆出了一个黑点儿。
• Please return the periodicals to their places on the shelves.
  架上期刊，阅后请放还原处。
• He gestured at the shelves. 'I've bought many books from him.'
  他指着书架说，“我已经从他那里买了不少书了”。
• History, geography, philosophy& you'll find all sorts of reference books on the shelves.
  历史哩，地理哩，哲学哩，各种参考书都在书架上放着。
• The shoreline shelves away steeply.
  海岸线顺势陡直而下。