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.
实用例句
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.
