名詞 mothball:

1. a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
   同義詞：camphor ball

動(dòng)詞 mothball:

1. put into long-term storage

1. Decided to put the plan into mothballs.
   決定先把此項(xiàng)計(jì)劃擱置

moth.ball

n.（名詞）
A marble-sized ball, originally of camphor but now of naphthalene, stored with clothes to repel moths.
衛(wèi)生球：一種彈子大小的球，原本由樟腦制成，現(xiàn)在由荼制成，與衣物存在一起以驅(qū)除蛾子
mothballs
mothballs
A condition of long storage for possible future use:
封存：長(zhǎng)時(shí)期存放以備可能將來使用的狀態(tài)：
例句：
put the battleship into mothballs.
把戰(zhàn)船封存保管

A condition of being set aside or discarded:
束之高閣：被放于一邊或舍棄的狀態(tài)：
例句：
decided to put the plan into mothballs.
決定先把此項(xiàng)計(jì)劃擱置

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
moth.balled,moth.ball.ing,moth.balls
To remove (a ship, for example) from active service or use and put into protective storage.
使封存：把（如一只船）從積極的活動(dòng)或使用狀態(tài)轉(zhuǎn)移并使之處于保護(hù)性貯存狀態(tài)
To defer indefinitely; shelve:
擱置：無限期地推遲；暫緩考慮：
例句：
mothball a project.
將一項(xiàng)工程擱置