(一般作mothballs)
- a small pellet of a pungent substance, typically naphthalene, put in among stored clothes to keep away moths卫生球, 樟脑丸。
with obj.
1- store (clothes) among or in mothballs（放置卫生球）保藏（衣物）。
1.1
- stop using (a piece of equipment or a building) but keep it in good condition so that it can readily be used again封存（设备, 建筑）。
1.2
- cancel or postpone work on (a plan or project)取消; 推迟（计划, 工程）：
plans to invest in four superstores have been mothballed.
投资四家超级商店的计划被取消了。
短语
in mothballs
- unused but kept in good condition for future use封存中; 处于良好备用状态。