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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | | on the shelf advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative, dated, informal (woman: no longer marriageable) | 嫁不出去
| | | In those days, if a woman wasn't married by the age of 30, she was said to be on the shelf. | | on the shelf advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (inactive, unemployed) | 无所作为
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shī yè | | on the shelf advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (not being used) | 束之高阁
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