情场上有备胎，难道友谊的世界也有备胎？有的，这种备胎叫“架子上的朋友”（shelf friend）。

 

You become a shelf friend when you become an option¹. You are not first pick² of friends. When your friend starts dating someone³ and you are put up on a shelf until⁴ they have no other people to hang⁵ with.

当你成为“备选项”，你就成了“架子上的朋友”。朋友们找人一起出去玩不会第一个想到你。当你的朋友开始约会，就不会再联系你，除非找不到其他人可以一起玩。

 

Example:

 

I was⁶ put up on the shelf until she had⁷ a need for me. I was her shelf friend.

她总是有需要的时候才来找我，我是她的“备胎朋友”。

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