| 释义 |
shelf /ʃelf/► SEE ALLbuy, get, etc. sth off the shelfon the shelf
●buy, get, etc. sth off the ˈshelfbuy, etc. sth which is not made especially for sb, and is found in an ordinary shop/store 买现成的（不是定做的）◆Did they buy the computer system off the shelf or was it designed specially for them?
这套计算机系统是他们买的现成货，还是专门为他们设计的？●on the ˈshelf (informal) 1. (especially of women 尤指女人) not married and unlikely to marry because you are no longer young 年龄太大嫁不出去◆Some women used to think they were on the shelf if they weren’t married at 30.
过去有的女人认为如果 30 岁还没结婚就嫁不出去了。2. not wanted by anyone; not used （无用而）闲置，搁置◆Unemployed people often feel they’ve been left on the shelf.
失业的人常感到自己是个无用的人。 |