名詞 shelf:

1. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
   同義詞：shelf
2. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
   同義詞：ledge, shelf

動詞 shelve:

1. hold back to a later time
   同義詞：postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
2. place on a shelf
   同義詞：shelve

1. It will take several firings to clear the shelves of all these pots.
   把這些架上的陶罐全都燒好要燒好幾窯。
2. She bought some timber off-cuts to build kitchen shelves.
   她買了一些木材下腳料做廚房用架子。
3. The shore shelves down to the sea.
   海岸向海面的傾斜角度很小。
4. We haven't enough shelves to keep all our books on.
   我們的書架不夠用，放不下這麼多書。
5. The river-bottom shelves here.
   河底從這里呈緩坡傾斜。
6. There were a lot of books on the shelves along the walls.
   靠墻的書架上有許多書。
7. He has read every book on the shelves.
   書架上所有的書他都讀過了。
8. He chose a book at a venture from the shelves.
   他從書架上隨便挑了一本書。