/ʃelf ||; ʃɛlf/noun
[C] (pluralshelves /ʃelvz ||; ʃɛlvz/) a long flat piece of wood, glass, etc that is fixed to a wall or in a cupboard, used for putting things on (墙上或橱柜内的)架子,搁板:
I put up a shelf in the kitchen.我在厨房内搭了一个架子。I reached up and took down the book from the top shelf.我伸手去把书架顶层的那本书拿下来。a bookshelf书架☞picture on page C7 见C7页插图