mothball
mothball
noun
in mothballs
noun
- (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.]store (clothes) among or in mothballs
（放置卫生球）保藏（衣物）
■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）
■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.
在四家超级商店投资的计划被取消了。
in mothballs
- unused but kept in good condition for future use
处于保存良好备用状态的
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