on-the-shelf

英 ['ənðəʃ'elf] 美 ['ənðəʃ'elf]

• adj. 滞销的；搁置的；废弃的

on-the-shelf的用法和样例：

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. On the first of these days Osiris, the eldest son of Nut, was born, and the second day was set aside to be the birthday of Horus the Elder.
   在第一天奥西里斯的长子螺母，诞生了，第二天被搁置的生日，荷鲁斯老。
2. It has urged the renegotiation of a long-stalled agreement to relocate marines and bases on the southern island of Okinawa, largely on the grounds of cost.
   主要由于费用方面的原因，民主党已敦促重新协商长期搁置的协议，重新部署冲绳岛南部的海军和基地。
3. A mysterious light came from the deserted house.
   废弃的房屋里亮起了神秘的灯光。
4. He threw away all the junk in the boot of the car.
   他把汽车行李箱中所有废弃的旧物都扔了出去。

词汇搭配

• lay on the shelf 搁在架子上
• on the shelf 被搁置
• put on the shelf 搁在架子上