1590s, "to overhang," also "to provide with shelves," probably a back-formation from shelves, plural of shelf (n.1). Meaning "put on a shelf" first recorded 1650s; metaphoric sense of "lay aside, dismiss" is from 1812. Related: Shelved; shelving.
shelve (v.2)
"to slope gradually," 1610s, from Middle English shelven "to slope," from shelfe "grassy slope," a word related to shelf (n.1). Related: Shelved; shelving.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. They shelve the letters and do not give them due consideration.
他們把信件壓起來(lái),不加處理.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. The United States is pulling from their shelve toys made in china.
美國(guó)從他們拉扯擱置玩具中國(guó)制造.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. People shelve the out - of - fashion moral icon and espouse the philosophy of egoism.
擱置了人民的時(shí)尚圖標(biāo)和擁護(hù)道德哲學(xué)的利己主義.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. After a sneak preview of the film they decided to shelve it.
該影片在試映后,他們決定把它擱置起來(lái).
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. They had to shelve their holiday plans because their son was ill.