shelves

shelves — noun

1. the plural form of shelf — a group of flat, horizontal surfaces attached to a wa

1.名詞A2
釋義

the plural form of shelf — a group of flat, horizontal surfaces attached to a wall or inside a piece of furniture, used for storing or displaying things such as books, food, or decorative objects.

例句

Marco put the heavy textbooks on the top shelves in his study.

prepositional phrase: on the top shelves

Defne wiped dust from all the wooden shelves in the living room.

同義詞
  • racks

    often refers to open frameworks or supports, not necessarily flat boards; can be made of bars or pipes

  • ledges

    a narrow shelf, especially one that sticks out from a wall or cliff face; usually thinner than a standard shelf

  • units

    a broader term that may include shelving as part of a larger piece of furniture, e.g., a bookcase or cabinet

文法句型

noun used in plural form

用法筆記

The spelling changes from ⟨f⟩ to ⟨ves⟩ in the plural: shelf → shelves. This follows a small group of English nouns ending in -f or -fe (e.g., leaf → leaves, knife → knives, wolf → wolves).

常見錯誤

❌Please put this book on the shelves.' (when referring to one shelf).
✅Please put this book on the shelf.
💡'shelves' is the plural form; use 'shelf' for a single flat surface.