shelf
英 [ʃelf]
美[ʃɛlf]
- n. 架子；搁板；搁板状物
词态变化
复数: shelves;
中文词源
shelf 架子，搁架，大陆架
来自古英语 scylfe,架子，搁架，船板，甲板，来自 Proto-Germanic*skelf,分开，切开，来自 PIE*skel,切，分，词源同 scale,shell.引申诸相关词义。
英英释意
- 1. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
- 2. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
英文词源
- shelf
- shelf: [14] Shelf appears to have been borrowed from Middle Low German schelf ‘shelf’. This may have come from the Germanic base *skelf- ‘split’, which also produced Old English scylfe ‘partition’, the word’s underlying meaning therefore being a ‘piece of split wood used for standing things on’. The derivative shelve dates from the 16th century.
- shelf (n.)
- late 14c., from Middle Low German schelf "shelf, set of shelves," or from Old English cognate scylfe, which perhaps meant "shelf, ledge, floor," and scylf "peak, pinnacle," from Proto-Germanic *skelf- "split," possibly from the notion of a split piece of wood (compare Old Norse skjölf "bench"), from PIE root *(s)kel- (1) "to cut, cleave" (see scale (n.1)).
Shelf life first recorded 1927. Phrase on the shelf "out of the way, inactive" is attested from 1570s; of unmarried women with no prospects from 1839. Off the shelf "ready-made" is from 1936. Meaning "ledge of rock" is from 1809, perhaps from or influenced by shelf (n.2). Related: Shelves. - shelf (n.2)
- "sandbank," 1540s, of unknown origin. Related: Shelfy "abounding in sandbanks."
考试真题
- The brain is a seemingly endless library, whose shelves house our most precious memories as well as our lifetime's knowledge.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- There is no shelf life on intelligence.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
- Decades ago, Kodak anticipated that digital photography would overtake film — and in fact, Kodak invented the first digital camera in 1975 — but in a fateful decision, the company chose to shelf its new discovery to focus on its traditional film business.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- Place the tea on a lower shelf next time.
出自-2014年6月听力原文
- Oh, yes, go down this aisle, pass the garden tools, you'll find them on the shelf next to the light bulbs.
出自-2010年6月听力原文
- Bruce Peterson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.
2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
- Everyone is supposed to put books back to the shelves when the closing bell is sounded.
2016年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文
- Grocery stores of the future might stock "food" that lasts years on end, freeing up shelf space and reducing transportation and storage requirements.
2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
- His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home.
2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- Samuel, the tallest boy in our class, can easily reach the books on the top shelf.
2017年高考英语北京卷 单项填空 原文
- When mom said, " the c-a-n-d-y is hidden on the top shelf, " I knew where the candy was.
2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- All I have to do is to go to my CD shelf, or boot up my computer and download still more recorded music from iTunes.
出自-2011年考研阅读原文
- All I have to do is to go to my CD shelf, or boot up my computer and download still more recorded music from itunes.
2011年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
词组搭配
off the shelf
Available from merchandise in stock; not custom-made.
现货供应：在存货商品中能得到的；非定制的
on the shelf
In a state of disuse.
束之高阁的：处于不使用状态的
Unemployed.
退休的
实用场景例句
- I helped him put up some shelves in his bedroom.
- 我帮他在卧室里装了几个搁架。
牛津词典
- The book I wanted was on the top shelf.
- 我想要的那本书在书架的最上层。
牛津词典
- supermarket/library shelves
- 超市的货架；图书馆的书架
牛津词典
- empty shelves
- 空搁板
牛津词典
- the continental shelf
- 大陆架
牛津词典
- I bought this package off the shelf.
- 我买的这一盒是现货。
牛津词典
- off-the-shelf software packages
- 现成软件包
牛津词典
- He took a book from the shelf.
- 他从书架上拿了一本书。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the middle shelf of the oven.
- 烤箱的中间搁板
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The house stands on a shelf of rock among pines.
- 房子矗立在松树丛中一块突出的岩石上。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Any car you can buy off the shelf in a pastel pink has got to be saying something.
- 现货供应的任何一辆淡粉色汽车一定都有自己的卖点。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...off-the-shelf software.
- 现成的软件
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I was afraid of getting left on the shelf.
- 我害怕嫁不出去。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...first-rate plans which sit on the shelf.
- 不被采用的最佳方案
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They are hoping for unanimous support from all the countries in attendance.
- 他们希望获得所有与会国家的一致支持.
期刊摘选
- Would you please help me to put the shelf up; I can't do it myself.
- 你能帮我把书橱抬起来吗?我自己干不了.
《简明英汉词典》
- The report will be left on the shelf as so many reports have been left in the past.
- 这份报告将要和过去的许多报告一样被束之高阁.
《简明英汉词典》
- The shelf was beginning to sag beneath the weight of the books upon it.
- 书架在书的重压下渐渐下弯.
《简明英汉词典》
- A retired person should not be made to feel he's on the shelf.
- 不要使退休的人有被抛弃的感觉.
《简明英汉词典》
- The querulous old man refused to be put on the shelf.
- 那个爱抱怨的老人不肯让人撇在一边.
《简明英汉词典》
- You'll have to drill into the wood before you can fix the shelf.
- 要装上这架子你得在木头上钻一个洞.
《简明英汉词典》
- She never married; she's been left on the shelf.
- 她从未结过婚, 现在也嫁不出去了.
《简明英汉词典》
- Heave the box onto the top shelf.
- 把这个箱子举到最上面一层搁板上.
《简明英汉词典》
- Will you please hand down that book from the shelf?
- 请你把书架上那本书拿下来好 吗 ?
《简明英汉词典》
- Can you reach those books on the upper shelf?
- 你能够到书架上面那一格上的书 吗 ?
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Please lift the box down from the shelf for me.
- 请帮我把这只箱子从搁板上抬下来.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- I can't get at the tool on the shelf.
- 我够不着架子上的工具.
《简明英汉词典》
- All of those parts can be purchased off the shelf.
- 所有这些零件都有现货供应.
《简明英汉词典》