The querulous old man refused to be put on the shelf.

那个爱抱怨的老人不肯让人撇在一边。

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You get the freedom you desire and both of you absolutely hate confrontation; therefore, problems are just put on the shelf.

你能从他/她那儿得到想要的自由。 不过你们都讨厌当面质问，所以问题经常被束之高阁。

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I hope this time they will not put my plan on the shelf.

希望这一次他们不会把我的计划束之高阁。

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"Testing them with water. Then we are going to put them back on the shelf again and fill them with rum."

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Wrong time, good idea, put it on the shelf.

错误的时间，好的想法，还是搁置比较好。

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Now we are going to put electrons on the shelf here.

现在我们把电子放到架子上面。

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Troops, ships, and planes are reduced, and modernizations are put on the shelf.

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Some are selling out within hours of being put on the shelf, if they even make it to the shelf.

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Mr. Silverstein's plans for 2 World Trade Center, which would have been the second-largest tower on the site, have been put on the shelf.

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