英语单词短语词组“on the shelf”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

on the shelf

idiom

notnoticedor not used:

被忽视的；被搁置的；废弃的

It'simportanttoapplyresearchin apracticalway and notleaveit on theshelf.重要的是，要把研究运用于实际当中，而不是束之高阁。

mainlyUKinformal

If someone, usually a woman, is on theshelf, she is notmarriedand isconsideredtoooldfor anyone towanttomarryher:

（通常指女子）年龄太大而找不到对象的

In thosedays, if you hadn'tmarriedby thetimeyou were 30, you weredefinitelyon theshelf.在那个时代，如果你到30岁还未结婚，那就肯定嫁不出去了。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Neglecting and ignoring

beneath the/someone'sradaridiom
blocksomethingout
brushsomeone/somethingoff
bury/haveyourhead in the sandidiom
bypass
crack
ear
lay
let goidiom
let sleeping dogs lieidiom
letsomethinggo/passidiom
letsomethingrideidiom
look straight/right throughsomeoneidiom
nose
setsomethingaside
shut
shutsomeone/somethingout
shutyoureyes tosomethingidiom
silent
the silent treatmentidiom

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Marriage: marital status

on the shelf| American Dictionary

on the shelf

idiom

delayed:

Plans tostartafreefilmserieshave been put on the shelf.

单词	on the shelf
释义	on the shelf idiom notnoticedor not used: 被忽视的；被搁置的；废弃的 It'simportanttoapplyresearchin apracticalway and notleaveit on theshelf.重要的是，要把研究运用于实际当中，而不是束之高阁。 mainlyUKinformal If someone, usually a woman, is on theshelf, she is notmarriedand isconsideredtoooldfor anyone towanttomarryher: （通常指女子）年龄太大而找不到对象的 In thosedays, if you hadn'tmarriedby thetimeyou were 30, you weredefinitelyon theshelf.在那个时代，如果你到30岁还未结婚，那就肯定嫁不出去了。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Neglecting and ignoring beneath the/someone'sradaridiom blocksomethingout brushsomeone/somethingoff bury/haveyourhead in the sandidiom bypass crack ear lay let goidiom let sleeping dogs lieidiom letsomethinggo/passidiom letsomethingrideidiom look straight/right throughsomeoneidiom nose setsomethingaside shut shutsomeone/somethingout shutyoureyes tosomethingidiom silent the silent treatmentidiom See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Marriage: marital status (Definition ofon the shelffrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) on the shelf\| American Dictionary on the shelf idiom delayed: Plans tostartafreefilmserieshave been put on the shelf. (Definition ofon the shelffrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/on-the-shelf##
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