| 词汇 | shelve |
| 释义 | shelve verb uk /ʃelv/ us /ʃelv/ shelveverb (DELAY)[ T ] to not take action on something until a later time: 推迟处理，搁置 I've had to shelve my plans to buy a new car, because I can't afford it at the moment.我不得不推迟买新车的计划，因为目前我还买不起。 Delaying and wasting time ado busywork buy timeidiom carry something over dally gridlock hold up inefficiency inefficiently kept kick push raincheck retard retardation set someone back (something) sit sit on something spin stall shelveverb (SHELF)[ T ] to put something onto shelves, or to fix shelves somewhere把…放在架子上;给…装上架子 Building: carpentry & joinery beading bevel bevelled cabinetmaker carpenter fretsaw gimlet intarsia jigsaw joinery mitre panel plane prime sand sandpaper sawdust seasoned tenon woodwork You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Placing and positioning an object shelveverb (SLOPE)[ I ] geology specialized When a surface such as the bottom of the sea shelves, it slopes down gradually: （海底等平面）逐渐倾斜 The sea bed shelves gently for several hundred metres.海床在几百米内逐渐倾斜。 Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting acclivity angled anteversion anteverted askew gentleness inclination incline lean lopsided lopsidedly lopsidedness oblique rake skew-whiff slant slanting slantingly slantwise steep shelve | American Dictionaryshelve verb[ T ] us/ʃelv/ shelveverb[T] (PUT ON SHELF)to put something on a shelf or shelves: Would you shelve these books while I unpack the rest? shelveverb[T] (DELAY)to delay action on something: I shelved plans to buy a new car, because I can’t afford it right now. shelve | Business Englishshelve verb[ T ] uk /ʃelv/us to decide to stop working on a plan, idea, etc. until a later time: Financial problems have forced the company to shelve their expansion plans. Public pressure led to a decision to shelve the project. Examples of shelveshelve Furthermore, shelving under a single heading all women who express anger disregards their individuality and capacity for expressing a plurality of emotions. Many projects have been stalled or shelved completely owing to a lack of good images. The works would usually tick over satisfactorily66 in his absence but all new problems were shelved and the rebellious took the opportunity to prepare their grievances. The arguments over manpower could be shelved. Finally, provider motivation is relevant not only at the time when contract tenders and quality standards are specified, after which the matter can be quietly shelved until contract renewal. Throughout the whole space the light is spread evenly, with even a reader standing in front of the shelving casting no significant shadows onto the books. Money is shelved, or red tape hinders recipients of subsidies from spending the money properly and effectively. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They were two problems that were shelved because they were complicated. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I hope this question is not going to be shelved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In an office, if there is an epidemic of illness work can be shelved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In such circumstances, what hope is there of shelving self-determination? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why are many to be shelved, as they will be, often indefinitely? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We regard this problem as one which cannot and should not be shelved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The shale miners, with admirable common-sense agreed, and shelved the matter for the time being. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We thought that that plan had been shelved 18 months ago. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of shelve These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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