1. The books were shelved in alphabetical order.
    书按字母顺序排放在书架上。

2. The proposal had been shelved for a year.
    这个建议曾被搁置一年。

1. 公共查询·英语单词

1. The shore shelves down to the sea.
    海岸逐渐地向大海倾斜。

1. 搁置：墙边斜靠着一个长矛(shaft),还有一个笨重的盾牌(shield),床上还仍着一条破烂(shabby)的披肩(shawl),窗旁一个架子(shelf),上搁置(shelve)着一个瓶,可是里面的一束(sheaf)花早就凋谢(sere/shrivel)拉.这到底是什么地方,

2. 渐次倾斜：sheltered waters 遮蔽水域 | shelve 渐次倾斜 | shelves and shoals 暗礁与浅滩

3. 动词 [搁下]：他把小偷按倒在地. : He pushed the thief to the ground. | 3. 动词 [搁下] shelve | 按下此事不说 : put the matter aside

4. (书柜等的)架子;搁板：rung 椅脚横木 | shelve (书柜等的)架子;搁板 | slip cover 沙发套

1. 搁置，停止执行，暂不进行(计划、项目)
    If someone shelves a plan or project, they decide not to continue with it, either for a while or permanently.

    e.g. Atlanta has shelved plans to include golf in the 1996 Games...
           亚特兰大已搁置了将高尔夫球纳入 1996 年奥运会的计划。
    e.g. Sadly, the project has now been shelved.
           不幸的是，计划现在已经搁浅。

2. (近海或海底陆地)向下倾斜,成斜坡
    If an area of ground next to or under the sea shelves, it slopes downwards.

    e.g. The shoreline shelves away steeply.
           海岸线顺势陡直而下。
    e.g. ...a gently shelving beach.
           坡度平缓的海滩

3. (shelf 的复数)
    Shelves is the plural of shelf .

1. place on a shelf

    e.g. shelve books

2. hold back to a later time

    e.g. let''s postpone the exam

    Synonym: postponeproroguehold overput overtableset backdeferremitput off