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shelves 音標拼音: [ʃ'ɛlvz] n.
pl. 架子 架子 shelves貨架式暫存器 Shelf \ Shelf\, n.; pl. { Shelves}. [ OE. shelfe, schelfe, AS. scylfe; akin to G. schelfe, Icel. skj[= a] lf. In senses 2 & 3, perhaps a different word ( cf. { Shelve}, v. i.).] 1. ( Arch.) A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships. [ 1913 Webster] On the tawny sands and shelves. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] On the secret shelves with fury cast. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Mining) A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock. [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Naut.) A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads. -- D. Kemp. [ 1913 Webster] { To lay on the shelf}, to lay aside as unnecessary or useless; to dismiss; to discard. [ 1913 Webster]
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