shelve
verb uk/ʃelv/ us/ʃelv/
(DELAY)
[ T ]推迟处理，搁置
to not take action on something until a later time
I've had to shelve my plans to buy a new car, because I can't afford it at the moment. 我不得不推迟买新车的计划，因为目前我还买不起。
(SHELF)
[ T ]把…放在架子上;给…装上架子
to put something onto shelves, or to fix shelves somewhere
(SLOPE)
[ I ] geology specialized（海底等平面）逐渐倾斜
When a surface such as the bottom of the sea shelves, it slopes down gradually.
The sea bed shelves gently for several hundred metres. 海床在几百米内逐渐倾斜。