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.
雙語例句
1. They shelve the letters and do not give them due consideration.
他們把信件壓起來,不加處理.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. The United States is pulling from their shelve toys made in china.
美國從他們拉扯擱置玩具中國制造.
來自互聯網
3. People shelve the out - of - fashion moral icon and espouse the philosophy of egoism.
擱置了人民的時尚圖標和擁護道德哲學的利己主義.
來自互聯網
4. After a sneak preview of the film they decided to shelve it.
該影片在試映后,他們決定把它擱置起來.
來自互聯網
5. They had to shelve their holiday plans because their son was ill.