shelf
/ˈʃɛlf/KK
變化形
shelves
1.
架子；層板
固定在牆上或裝在櫃子、書櫃等家具內，用來放置物品的平板。
用法：可數名詞。談到物品所在位置時，常與 on 搭配：on the shelf。
Please put the bowls back on the kitchen shelf after they dry.
碗晾乾後，請放回廚房的層架上。
My sister keeps her comic books on the top shelf.
我姊姊把她的漫畫書放在最上層的架子上。
2.
擱置；暫緩處理
指計畫、想法或工作暫時不進行，通常見於 put something on the shelf 這類說法。
用法：通常以片語形式出現，受詞可放在 put 與 on the shelf 之間。
They put their travel plan on the shelf until everyone could take time off.
他們暫緩旅行計畫，直到大家都能請假為止。
The school put the plan to fix the building on the shelf because it did not have enough money.
學校因為沒有足夠的錢，把修理校舍的計畫擱置了。
常見錯誤
I put the book in the shelf.
I put the book on the shelf.
There are many shelf in the library.
There are many shelves in the library.
Please put on the shelf the books.
Please put the books on the shelf.
相關字詞
學習提示
・最常用搭配是 on the shelf，表示「在架子上」。
・top shelf 是「最上層的架子」，bottom shelf 是「最下層的架子」。
・商店中商品 on the shelf 可指商品已上架、可供購買；若商品不在架上，常說 out of stock。