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单词 mothball
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mothball
noun
uk
/ˈmɒθ.bɔːl/us
/ˈmɑːθ.bɑːl/
asmall,whiteballcontainingachemicalwith astrongsmellthatkeepsmothsaway fromclothes
樟脑球（一种白色小球，含有化学成分，有强烈气味，可防止蛾子接近衣物）
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mothball
verb[T]
uk
/ˈmɒθ.bɔːl/us
/ˈmɑːθ.bɑːl/
tostopworkon anidea,plan, orjob, butleavingit in such a way that you canstarton it again at somepointin thefuture:
封存，保藏；把…束之高阁
Sixcoalmineswere mothballed in thehopethat they could bereopenedin atimeofbettereconomicconditions.六个煤矿暂被封存，希望在经济形势转好的时候可以重开。
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  • retard
  • retardation
  • setsomeoneback(something)
  • shelve
  • sit
  • sit onsomething
  • spin
  • stall
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Cancelling and interrupting
(Definition ofmothballfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

mothball| American Dictionary

mothball
noun[C]
us
/ˈmɔθˌbɔl/
asmallballcontainingchemicalswith astrongsmell, usedesp. toprotectwoolclothingfrommoths
(Definition ofmothballfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

mothball| Business English

mothball
verb[T]
uk
/ˈmɒθbɔːl/us
tostopusing afactory,building, etc., butleaveit in aconditionthatallowsyou to use it again in thefuture:
Thefactorywas mothballed twoyearsago.

mothballing

noun[U]
Thelocalcommunitywere told about the mothballing of thepowerplant.
(Definition ofmothballfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If we are not prepared to allow them to do that, we might as wellmothballour national parliaments, turn them into museums and lock the door.
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Great fleets of naval vessels remain in mothballs ready to be taken out as needed.
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I understand that there are quite a number of ships in mothballs which are taken out occasionally.
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If we need to build new and more modern frigates, does this mean the ones we have in mothballs are obsolete?
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The project may be dead, or in mothballs.
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Will it mean having to put frigates into "mothballs"?
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Again, the factory still stands, but it, too, is in mothballs.
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The factory still stands but is in mothballs.
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Why has it been in mothballs since it was built?
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The plant was built four years ago and it is still in mothballs.
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We had trains lying in stock in mothballs throughout the country.
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Finally, the time has come to remove the aspidistras and the odour of mothballs from the negotiating chambers.
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Then we were told that it had been put in mothballs.
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He brought civil defence out of mothballs and gave it credence, which it had not had for many years.
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He said that the railways were being put in mothballs, but we know that none of those lines have been reopened.
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