put aside; shelve; pigeonhole
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to bundle up and place on a high shelf; to lay aside and ignore; to pigeonhole; to shelve
formalOriginally literal (binding scrolls and storing them on high shelves), now almost exclusively used figuratively to indicate neglect or disuse of something valuable or important.
Zhè这
gè个
fāng方
àn案
bèi被
shù束
zhī之
gāo高
gé阁
,
zài再
yě也
méi没
yǒu有
rén人
tí提
qǐ起
。
This proposal was shelved and never mentioned again.
Tā他
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
hěn很
duō多
gǔ古
jí籍
,
dàn但
dà大
duō多
dōu都
shù束
zhī之
gāo高
gé阁
,
hěn很
shǎo少
fān翻
yuè阅
。
He collected many ancient books, but most were put on the shelf and rarely read.
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Hǎo好
de的
jiàn建
yì议
rú如
guǒ果
bèi被
shù束
zhī之
gāo高
gé阁
,
jiù就
shī失
qù去
le了
jià价
zhí值
。
Good suggestions lose their value if they are pigeonholed.