1. off the shelf : 复活;
2. on the shelf : 束之高阁;
名词
Getting Cleaned up-(弄干净)
1. (固定在墙上或橱柜上的)架子,搁板
A shelf is a flat piece of wood, metal, or glass which is attached to a wall or to the sides of a cupboard. Shelves are used for keeping things on.
2. 搁板状岩石;突出的岩石;(水下的)暗礁,陆架
A shelf is a section of rock on a cliff or mountain or underwater that sticks out like a shelf.
3. 现成的;不用定制的
If you buy something off the shelf, you buy something that is not specially made for you.
4. 搁置的;闲置的;没人要的
If you say that someone or something is on the shelf, you mean that no one wants them.
1. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
2. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
Synonym: ledge