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mothball

释义

mothball

noun countable

UK /ˈmɒθˌbɔːl/

Word Forms

singular	mothball
plural	mothballs

1
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
Synonyms and related words
Controlling weeds, insects and pests
camphor
citronella
crop-dusting
2
in mothballs
unused but kept in good condition for future use
The company closed the factory and put it in mothballs for several years.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 12/07/2017
Open Dictionary - July2017

mothball

noun countable

US /ˈmɔθˌbɔl/

Word Forms

singular	mothball
plural	mothballs

1
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
Synonyms and related words
Controlling weeds, insects and pests
bomb
camphor
citronella
2
in mothballs
unused but kept in good condition for future use
The company closed the factory and put it in mothballs for several years.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 12/07/2017
Open Dictionary - July2017

mothball

verb transitive

UK /ˈmɒθˌbɔːl/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	mothball
he/she/it	mothballs
present participle	mothballing
past tense	mothballed
past participle	mothballed

1
to decide not to continue using something or doing something for a period of time
Synonyms and related words
To stop doing something
stop
break off
give up

mothball

verb transitive

US /ˈmɔθˌbɔl/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	mothball
he/she/it	mothballs
present participle	mothballing
past tense	mothballed
past participle	mothballed

1
to decide not to continue using something or doing something for a period of time
Synonyms and related words
To stop doing something
stop
break off
give up

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