shelf

noun

/ʃelf/

(plural shelves

/ʃelvz/

)

Idioms

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a flat board, made of wood, metal, glass, etc., fixed to the wall or forming part of a cupboard, bookcase, etc., for things to be placed on（固定在墙上的或橱柜、书架等的）架子，搁板
- I helped him put up some shelves in his bedroom.我帮他在卧室里装了几个搁架。
- on a shelf The book I wanted was on the top shelf.我想要的那本书在书架的最上层。
- supermarket shelves超市货架
- (North American English) store shelves商店货架
- The product should hit store shelves by August.该产品将于8月上市。
- library shelves图书馆书架
- empty shelves空搁板
- the powerful retailers who control what products get shelf space控制什么产品的强大零售商获得货架空间
Collocations Decorating and home improvement
Decorating and home improvement装饰和改善房屋Houses房屋
- refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house整修／翻新／修缮楼房／房屋
- convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats把楼房／房子／房间／改建成住房／办公室／公寓
- extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen扩建／扩大房屋／楼房／房间／厨房
- build (British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory（在房子后面）扩建；（在某处）增建；建造暖房
- knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall推倒／拆除房子／住房／楼房／墙壁
- knock out/through the wall separating two rooms将两个房间的隔墙打通
Decoration装饰
- furnish/paint/ (especially British English) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room布置／油漆／装饰住房／房子／公寓／房间
- be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
- paint/plaster the walls/ceiling给墙壁／天花板上刷油漆／抹灰
- hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper贴／去除墙纸
- install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings安装／更换／拆除浴室的固定装置／附加设备
- build/put up shelves搭架子
- lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio铺设木地板／平台木板／地砖／地毯／露台
- put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain挂上／取下图画／绘画／海报／帘子
DIY/home improvement自己动手；房屋改造
- do (British English) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring自己动手做；做木匠活；铺设管道；铺设线路
- make home improvements改造房屋
- add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation添加／安装中央供暖系统／地暖系统／隔热材料
- fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm安装双层玻璃／烟雾报警器
- insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft在房子／住房／墙壁／管道／热水箱／阁楼里加隔热装置
- fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet维修房顶／裂缝／管子／管道系统／漏水的水龙头
- block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink堵住／疏通管道／洗涤池
- make/drill/fill a hole开／钻／填一个洞
- hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail锤进／拔出钉子
- tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw拧紧／拧松／拧开螺丝钉
- saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood锯／切割／加工木料；给木料上色／上清漆／上油漆
Collocations Shopping
Shopping购物
- go/go out/be out shopping去／外出／在外购物
- go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall去商店／商场
- do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping购物；购买食品杂货；逛街浏览一下商店橱窗
- (North American English, informal) hit/hang out at the mall去逛商场；在商场闲逛
- try on clothes/shoes试穿衣服／鞋
- indulge in some retail therapy沉迷于购物疗法（疯狂购物以抚慰心灵）
- go on a spending spree痛痛快快地花一通钱
- cut/cut back on/reduce your spending减少花销
- be/get caught shoplifting在商店行窃被当场逮住
- donate something to/take something to/find something in (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) a thrift store把某物捐赠给／拿到慈善商店；在慈善商店发现某物
- buy/sell/find something at (British English) a car boot sale/(British English) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(North American English) a yard sale在后备箱旧货市场／旧杂物义卖／车库里进行的旧物销售／庭院拍卖会购买／出售／找到某物
- find/get/pick up a bargain找到／买到便宜货
At the shop/store在商店
- load/push/wheel (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart往手推车里装东西；推手推车
- stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line排队付款
- (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout在付款处排队
- bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries把食品杂货装进袋子
- pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping将所购之物打包
- stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something)（把某物）放上／补齐放上商店的货架
- be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves
- be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock有货；脱销
- deal with/help/serve customers应付／帮助／服务顾客
- run a special promotion搞特别促销活动
- be on special offer正在搞特价优惠
Buying goods买商品
- make/complete a purchase采购
- buy/purchase something online/by mail order网购；邮购
- make/place/take an order for something订购某物
- buy/order something in bulk/in advance大批／提前购买／订购某物
- accept/take credit cards接受信用卡
- pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) with a gift certificate用现金／（信用／借记）卡／礼券支付
- enter your PIN number输入你的个人识别密码
- ask for/get/obtain a receipt索要／拿到收据
- return/exchange an item/a product退还／更换商品／产品
- be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund有资格要求／要求退款
- compare prices对比价格
- offer (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount给（某人）／得到 30% 的折扣
see also top-shelf
- He's got a job stocking shelves in a supermarket.他找了份为超市备货的工作。
- Her diaries just sat on the shelf for years.她的日记在架子上搁了多年。
- Hundreds of books lined the shelves.数百本书排列在书架上。
- I knocked it off the shelf by accident.我不小心把它从架子上碰了下来。
- I put the box back on the shelf.我把盒子放回到搁板上。
- I've cleared a shelf in the bedroom for you.我在卧室给你腾空了一个搁板。
- She scanned the shelves of the library for new books.她在图书馆书架上寻找新书。
- Shelves lined the walls behind the long counter.架子排列在长柜枱后的墙边。
- Souvenirs filled the shelves.架上摆满了纪念品。
- The DVD is flying off the shelves (= selling very quickly).这张数字影碟很畅销。
- The shelves were packed with dolls of every shape and size.架子上摆满了形状各异、大小不一的娃娃。
- The supermarket immediately removed the product from its shelves.超市立即把这种产品撤下了货架。
Topics Houses and homesb1, Shoppingb1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- low
- deep
- …
verb + shelf
- have
- build
- put up
- …
shelf + verb
- be full of something
- contain something
- hold something
- …
shelf + noun
- space
- life
preposition
- off a/the shelf
- on a/the shelf
- shelf of
- …
phrases
- be filled with shelves
- be lined with shelves
- a place on your shelves
- …
(geology地质学) a thing like a shelf in shape, especially a piece of rock sticking out from a cliff or from the edge of a mass of land under the sea（悬崖上或海底）突出的岩石；陆架；陆棚

see also continental shelf, ice shelf, shelve

词源Middle English: from Middle Low German schelf; related to Old English scylfe ‘partition’, scylf ‘crag’.

Idioms

off the shelf

that can be bought immediately and does not have to be specially designed or ordered现成有售的；不用定制的
- I bought this package off the shelf.我买的这一盒是现货。
- Some courses can be bought off the shelf as self-contained study packages.有些课程可以作为独立的学习包购买。
compare off the peg see also off-the-shelf

on the shelf (informal)

not wanted by anyone; not used（无用而）闲置的；搁置的
(old-fashioned) (especially of women尤指女人) considered to be too old to get married年龄大得嫁不出去的

take something off the market/shelves

to stop something from being sold停止销售
- The slimming pills were taken off the market.市场上已停止销售这种减肥药片。
- Thousands of egg products were taken off the shelves following the health scare.在健康恐慌之后，成千上万的蛋制品被下架。

词汇	shelf
释义	shelf noun /ʃelf/ /ʃelf/ (plural shelves /ʃelvz/ /ʃelvz/ ) Idioms enlarge image a flat board, made of wood, metal, glass, etc., fixed to the wall or forming part of a cupboard, bookcase, etc., for things to be placed on（固定在墙上的或橱柜、书架等的）架子，搁板 I helped him put up some shelves in his bedroom.我帮他在卧室里装了几个搁架。 on a shelf The book I wanted was on the top shelf.我想要的那本书在书架的最上层。 supermarket shelves超市货架 (North American English) store shelves商店货架 The product should hit store shelves by August.该产品将于8月上市。 library shelves图书馆书架 empty shelves空搁板 the powerful retailers who control what products get shelf space控制什么产品的强大零售商获得货架空间 Collocations Decorating and home improvementDecorating and home improvement装饰和改善房屋Houses房屋 refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house整修／翻新／修缮楼房／房屋 convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats把楼房／房子／房间／改建成住房／办公室／公寓 extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen扩建／扩大房屋／楼房／房间／厨房 build (British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory（在房子后面）扩建；（在某处）增建；建造暖房 knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall推倒／拆除房子／住房／楼房／墙壁 knock out/through the wall separating two rooms将两个房间的隔墙打通 Decoration装饰 furnish/paint/ (especially British English) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room布置／油漆／装饰住房／房子／公寓／房间 be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings paint/plaster the walls/ceiling给墙壁／天花板上刷油漆／抹灰 hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper贴／去除墙纸 install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings安装／更换／拆除浴室的固定装置／附加设备 build/put up shelves搭架子 lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio铺设木地板／平台木板／地砖／地毯／露台 put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain挂上／取下图画／绘画／海报／帘子 DIY/home improvement自己动手；房屋改造 do (British English) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring自己动手做；做木匠活；铺设管道；铺设线路 make home improvements改造房屋 add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation添加／安装中央供暖系统／地暖系统／隔热材料 fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm安装双层玻璃／烟雾报警器 insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft在房子／住房／墙壁／管道／热水箱／阁楼里加隔热装置 fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet维修房顶／裂缝／管子／管道系统／漏水的水龙头 block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink堵住／疏通管道／洗涤池 make/drill/fill a hole开／钻／填一个洞 hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail锤进／拔出钉子 tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw拧紧／拧松／拧开螺丝钉 saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood锯／切割／加工木料；给木料上色／上清漆／上油漆 Collocations ShoppingShopping购物 go/go out/be out shopping去／外出／在外购物 go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall去商店／商场 do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping购物；购买食品杂货；逛街浏览一下商店橱窗 (North American English, informal) hit/hang out at the mall去逛商场；在商场闲逛 try on clothes/shoes试穿衣服／鞋 indulge in some retail therapy沉迷于购物疗法（疯狂购物以抚慰心灵） go on a spending spree痛痛快快地花一通钱 cut/cut back on/reduce your spending减少花销 be/get caught shoplifting在商店行窃被当场逮住 donate something to/take something to/find something in (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) a thrift store把某物捐赠给／拿到慈善商店；在慈善商店发现某物 buy/sell/find something at (British English) a car boot sale/(British English) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(North American English) a yard sale在后备箱旧货市场／旧杂物义卖／车库里进行的旧物销售／庭院拍卖会购买／出售／找到某物 find/get/pick up a bargain找到／买到便宜货 At the shop/store在商店 load/push/wheel (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart往手推车里装东西；推手推车 stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line排队付款 (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout在付款处排队 bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries把食品杂货装进袋子 pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping将所购之物打包 stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something)（把某物）放上／补齐放上商店的货架 be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock有货；脱销 deal with/help/serve customers应付／帮助／服务顾客 run a special promotion搞特别促销活动 be on special offer正在搞特价优惠 Buying goods买商品 make/complete a purchase采购 buy/purchase something online/by mail order网购；邮购 make/place/take an order for something订购某物 buy/order something in bulk/in advance大批／提前购买／订购某物 accept/take credit cards接受信用卡 pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) with a gift certificate用现金／（信用／借记）卡／礼券支付 enter your PIN number输入你的个人识别密码 ask for/get/obtain a receipt索要／拿到收据 return/exchange an item/a product退还／更换商品／产品 be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund有资格要求／要求退款 compare prices对比价格 offer (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount给（某人）／得到 30% 的折扣 see also top-shelf He's got a job stocking shelves in a supermarket.他找了份为超市备货的工作。 Her diaries just sat on the shelf for years.她的日记在架子上搁了多年。 Hundreds of books lined the shelves.数百本书排列在书架上。 I knocked it off the shelf by accident.我不小心把它从架子上碰了下来。 I put the box back on the shelf.我把盒子放回到搁板上。 I've cleared a shelf in the bedroom for you.我在卧室给你腾空了一个搁板。 She scanned the shelves of the library for new books.她在图书馆书架上寻找新书。 Shelves lined the walls behind the long counter.架子排列在长柜枱后的墙边。 Souvenirs filled the shelves.架上摆满了纪念品。 The DVD is flying off the shelves (= selling very quickly).这张数字影碟很畅销。 The shelves were packed with dolls of every shape and size.架子上摆满了形状各异、大小不一的娃娃。 The supermarket immediately removed the product from its shelves.超市立即把这种产品撤下了货架。 Topics Houses and homesb1, Shoppingb1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective high low deep … verb + shelf have build put up … shelf + verb be full of something contain something hold something … shelf + noun space life preposition off a/the shelf on a/the shelf shelf of … phrases be filled with shelves be lined with shelves a place on your shelves … (geology地质学) a thing like a shelf in shape, especially a piece of rock sticking out from a cliff or from the edge of a mass of land under the sea（悬崖上或海底）突出的岩石；陆架；陆棚 see also continental shelf, ice shelf, shelve 词源Middle English: from Middle Low German schelf; related to Old English scylfe ‘partition’, scylf ‘crag’. Idioms off the shelf that can be bought immediately and does not have to be specially designed or ordered现成有售的；不用定制的 I bought this package off the shelf.我买的这一盒是现货。 Some courses can be bought off the shelf as self-contained study packages.有些课程可以作为独立的学习包购买。 compare off the peg see also off-the-shelf on the shelf (informal) not wanted by anyone; not used（无用而）闲置的；搁置的 (old-fashioned) (especially of women尤指女人) considered to be too old to get married年龄大得嫁不出去的 take something off the market/shelves to stop something from being sold停止销售 The slimming pills were taken off the market.市场上已停止销售这种减肥药片。 Thousands of egg products were taken off the shelves following the health scare.在健康恐慌之后，成千上万的蛋制品被下架。
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