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单词 mothball
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mothball
mɒθbɔːl mɔːθ- ˈmɔθˌbɔl
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense mothballs, present participle mothballing, past tense , past participle mothballed
1 N-COUNT 樟脑丸;卫生球 A mothball is a small ball made of a special chemical, which you can put among clothes or blankets in order to keep moths away. 樟脑丸;卫生球
2 VERB (计划、设备等)束之高阁,暂停 If someone in authority mothballs a plan, factory, or piece of equipment, they decide to stop developing or using it, perhaps temporarily. (计划、设备等)束之高阁,暂停 [journalism]
  • ...the decision to mothball the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, for safety and political reasons. [VERB noun]

    出于安全和政治原因,暂时关闭巴丹核电厂的决定

  • The shuttle programme has now been mothballed to save money. [VERB noun]

    为节省资金,航天飞行计划已被束之高阁。

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