mothball

美 ['mɔθ.bɔl]

英 ['mɒθ.bɔːl]

复数：mothballs 过去分词：mothballed 现在分词：mothballing

同义词

postpone,delay,put on the back burner,put aside,defer

mothball

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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

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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。