英语词汇“shelve”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

shelve

(shĕlv)

v. shelved, shelv·ing, shelves

v.tr.

1. To place or arrange on a shelf: shelved the products in the grocery store.

2. To put aside as though on a shelf: "As usual, Dixon shelved this question" (Kingsley Amis). See Synonyms at defer¹.

3. To cause to retire from service; dismiss: workers who were shelved during the recession.

4. To furnish or outfit with shelves.

v.intr.

To slope gradually; incline: "the hardpan that shelved down to the desert" (Stephen King).

shelver n.

单词	shelve
释义	shelve (shĕlv) v. shelved, shelv·ing, shelves v.tr. 1. To place or arrange on a shelf: shelved the products in the grocery store. 2. To put aside as though on a shelf: "As usual, Dixon shelved this question" (Kingsley Amis). See Synonyms at defer¹. 3. To cause to retire from service; dismiss: workers who were shelved during the recession. 4. To furnish or outfit with shelves. v.intr. To slope gradually; incline: "the hardpan that shelved down to the desert" (Stephen King). [From SHELF (on the model of such pairs as calf, calve).] shelver n.
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