英语词汇“mothball”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mothball

(mɒθbɔːl , US mɔːθ- )

Word forms: mothballs , mothballing , mothballed

1. countable noun

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.

2. verb

If someone in authority mothballs a plan, factory, or piece of equipment, they decide to stop developing or using it, perhaps temporarily. [journalism]

...the decision to mothball the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, for safety and political reasons. [VERB noun]

The shuttle programme has now been mothballed to save money. [VERB noun]

单词	mothball
释义	mothball (mɒθbɔːl , US mɔːθ- ) Word forms: mothballs , mothballing , mothballed 1. countable noun 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. 2. verb If someone in authority mothballs a plan, factory, or piece of equipment, they decide to stop developing or using it, perhaps temporarily. [journalism] ...the decision to mothball the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, for safety and political reasons. [VERB noun] The shuttle programme has now been mothballed to save money. [VERB noun]
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