mothball是什么意思？

mothball

英[ˈmɒθbɔ:l] 美[ˈmɔθbɔl]

• n. 卫生球，樟脑球；
• vt. 封存；
• adj. 后备的；

复数：mothballs;

第三人称单数：mothballs;

过去式：mothballed;

过去分词：mothballed;

现在分词：mothballing;

例句

• ...the decision to mothball the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, for safety and political reasons... 出于安全和政治原因，暂时关闭巴丹核电厂的决定
• Our country population is numerous, per capita has farmland amount low, and mothball resource lack. 我国人口众多, 人均占有耕地数量低, 且后备资源缺乏.

词组

• in mothballs
  unused but kept in good condition for future use 处于保存良好备用状态的

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  樟脑丸;卫生球
  A mothball is a small ball made of a special chemical, which you can put among clothes or blankets in order to keep moths away.
• VERB
  把(计划、设备等)束之高阁，暂停
  If someone in authority mothballs a plan, factory, or piece of equipment, they decide to stop developing or using it, perhaps temporarily.
  例句
  ...the decision to mothball the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, for safety and political reasons... 出于安全和政治原因，暂时关闭巴丹核电厂的决定 The shuttle programme has now been mothballed to save money. 为节省资金，航天飞行计划已被束之高阁。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
• Verb
  1. put into long-term storage