Wordiyo

shelve

🇬🇧 UK/ʃelv/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To place on a shelf; to postpone or set aside a plan or idea indefinitely.

放在架子上；搁置，暂缓（计划等）

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
shelveother
=shelve

Common Collocations

  • 1.shelve a plan搁置计划
  • 2.shelve a project搁置项目
  • 3.[shelve the idea]放弃某个想法
  • 4.shelve indefinitely无限期搁置

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government decided to shelve the infrastructure project due to budget cuts.

  • 2.

    She had to shelve her plans to study abroad after her mother fell ill.

  • 3.

    The new library system makes it easier to shelve and locate books.

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