vt.

1. 装搁板（或架子）于……
2. 把……放在搁板（或架子）上
   The books were shelved in alphabetical order.

   书按字母顺序排放在书架上。

3. 搁置；暂缓考虑
   The proposal had been shelved for a year.

   这个建议曾被搁置一年。

4. 解雇；使退役

vi.

1. （海岸等）渐渐倾斜，成斜坡[（+down/up）]
   The shore shelves down to the sea.

   海岸逐渐地向大海倾斜。

v.

1. place on a shelf.
2. abandon or defer (a plan or project).
3. fit with shelves.

v.