何為“架子上的朋友”？

You become a shelf friend when you become an option. You are not first pick of friends. When your friend starts dating someone and you are put up on a shelf until they have no other people to hang with.

當(dāng)你成為“備選項(xiàng)”，你就成了“架子上的朋友”。朋友們找人一起出去玩不會(huì)第一個(gè)想到你。當(dāng)你的朋友開(kāi)始約會(huì)，就不會(huì)再聯(lián)系你，除非找不到其他人可以一起玩。

Example:

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

她總是有需要的時(shí)候才來(lái)找我，我是她的“備胎朋友”。