- to shelve
- to set aside
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to shelve
- to set aside
This meaning refers to the act of putting something away for future consideration or delaying action on a particular matter.
We decided to shelve this project for now.
This meaning implies intentionally not dealing with or ignoring a matter for the time being, often to focus on other priorities.
Generated collocations (experimental)
gē zhì搁置wèn tí问题to set aside the issuegē zhì搁置jì huà计划to shelve the plangē zhì搁置zhēng yì争议to set aside the controversylín shí临时gē zhì搁置temporary shelvingbèi被gē zhì搁置de的jué dìng决定the decision that was shelvedgē zhì搁置jiàn yì建议to shelve the suggestionzhèng cè政策gē zhì搁置shelving of the policygē zhì搁置tǎo lùn讨论to set aside the discussiongē zhì搁置yōu xiān优先shì xiàng事项to set aside prioritiesgē zhì搁置shì wù事务to shelve matterszhèng shì正式gē zhì搁置officially shelvedyǒng jiǔ永久gē zhì搁置permanently shelved