/ʃelf ||; ʃɛlf/noun [C] (plural shelves /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