| 释义 |
mothball美 ['mɔθ.bɔl] 英 ['mɒθ.bɔːl] - adj.后备的；封存的；闲置的
- n.卫生球；樟脑丸
- v.封存；搁置不用
- 网络樟脑球；樟脑玩；樟脑丸先生
复数：mothballs 过去分词：mothballed 现在分词：mothballing v. postpone,delay,put on the back burner,put aside,defer 1. | 卫生球；樟脑丸a small white ball made of a chemical with a strong smell, used for keeping moths away from clothes |
IDM in mothballs （长期）封存；（长期）搁置stored and not in use, often for a long time 1. | [usupass] ~ sth 封存；搁置不用to decide not to use or develop sth, for a period of time, especially a piece of equipment or a plan |
| The original proposal had been mothballed years ago. 最初的建议多年前就束之高阁了。 |
n. | 1. a small ball of a strong-smelling chemical such as camphor or naphthalene, used for keeping clothes moths away from clothing and other materials 2. a small white ball made from a chemical with a strong smell that you put with clothes in order to prevent them being damaged by moths | v. | 1. to postpone work or discussion on something for an indefinite time 2. to take a factory out of operation but protect the equipment in it so that it can be used again at some time in the future 3. to seal all the openings in a ship or aircraft in order to protect it from corrosion while it is not in use 4. to decide not to continue using something or doing something for a period of time 1. to postpone work or discussion on something for an indefinite time 2. to take a factory out of operation but protect the equipment in it so that it can be used again at some time in the future 3. to seal all the openings in a ship or aircraft in order to protect it from corrosion while it is not in use 4. to decide not to continue using something or doing something for a period of time |
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