| 单词 | shelf |
| 释义 | Word Frequency shelf(ʃɛlf) nounWord forms: plural shelves (ʃɛlvz) 1. a thin flat plank of wood, metal, etc, fixed horizontally against a wall, etc, for the purpose of supporting objects 2. something resembling this in shape or function 3. the objects placed on a shelf, regarded collectively a shelf of books 4. a projecting layer of ice, rock, etc, on land or in the sea See also continental shelf 5. mining a layer of bedrock hit when sinking a shaft 6. archery the part of the hand on which an arrow rests when the bow is grasped 7. off the shelf 8. on the shelf verb 9. (transitive) Australian slang to inform upon Derived forms shelflike (ˈshelfˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English scylfe ship's deck; related to Middle Low German schelf shelf, Old English scylf crag |
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