| 短语 | on the shelf |
| 释义 | on the shelf (of people or things) no longer useful or desirable （人或物）被搁置一旁的; 无用的： an injury which has kept him on the shelf. 使他一直无法被派上场的伤。 ■ (especially of a woman) past an age when one might expect to have the opportunity to marry （尤指大龄妇女）嫁不出去的。 ■ (of a music recording or a film) awaiting release on the market after being recorded （音乐唱片, 电影）待发行的。 on the ˈshelf(informal)1not wanted by anyone; not used（无用而）闲置的；搁置的2(old-fashioned)(especially of women尤指妇女)considered to be too old to get married年龄大得嫁不出去的on the shelflaid aside; not useful any more 搁在一边；不再使用 * Maurice was put on the shelf when he reached the age of 65. 莫里斯65岁时，他的公司便不再用他了。 * Some women think that if they've not got their man by the age of 20they're on the shelf. 有些妇女认为如果到了20岁还找不到对象，那么结婚就无希望了。 * She never married; she has been left on the shelf. 她从未结过婚，现在也嫁不出去了。 * The question was put on the shelf. 这个问题被束之高阁。on the shelf1.(指人)被束之高阁的;弃置不用的：Some clerks were put on the shelf，for they were not competent in their work.一些办事员因为工作不胜任而被闲置一旁。2.(指妇女) 无结婚希望的：A woman had better marry when she is not too old or else she may be left on the shelf.一位妇女最好在年岁不是太大时就结婚，否则她可能失去结婚希望。 |
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