shelf

🇬🇧 UK/ʃelf/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLA1

Definitions

n.

A flat horizontal board fixed to a wall or in a cabinet, used to store or display objects.

架子,搁板

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
shelfother
=shelf

Common Collocations

  • 1.bookshelf书架
  • 2.shelf life保质期/货架寿命
  • 3.on the shelf搁置不用
  • 4.top shelf顶层架子/高档品

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She arranged her books neatly on the wooden shelf above her desk.

  • 2.

    The product has been sitting on the shelf for months without selling.

  • 3.

    The new report will just gather dust on a shelf if no action is taken.

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