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shelve是什么意思

shelve

英 [ʃelv] 美 [ʃɛlv]
  • vt. 将(书等)放置在架子上;搁置,将某事放到一旁不予考虑;将…搁在一边;装搁架于;罢免
  • vi. (陆地)逐渐倾斜

shelve 中文词源


shelve 搁置,中止,停止

来自 shelf 的动词形式,比较 proof,prove.引申比喻义搁置,中止,停止。

shelve 英文词源


shelve (v.1)
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.

shelve 双语例句


1. They shelve the letters and do not give them due consideration.
他们把信件压起来,不加处理.

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2. The United States is pulling from their shelve toys made in china.
美国从他们拉扯搁置玩具中国制造.

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3. People shelve the out - of - fashion moral icon and espouse the philosophy of egoism.
搁置了人民的时尚图标和拥护道德哲学的利己主义.

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4. After a sneak preview of the film they decided to shelve it.
该影片在试映后,他们决定把它搁置起来.

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5. They had to shelve their holiday plans because their son was ill.
他们不得不把度假计划搁置,因为他们的儿子病了.

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