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mothballUK:*/ˈmɒθbɔːl/US:/ˈmɔθˌbɔl, ˈmɑθ-/ ,(môth′bôl′, moth′-)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Australian:Jamaican: See also: in mothballs主要翻译 mothball n usually plural (pesticide for clothing)樟脑丸；卫生球；防蠹丸Before storing the box of clothing, we added mothballs to protect its contents. mothball [sth] vtr (temporarily take out of use)闲置；搁置；暂时关停After the war was over, the country mothballed many of its battleships.战争结束后，该国将许多战舰都搁置了。 mothball [sth] vtr (project: put on hold)推迟；搁置The CEO decided to mothball the project because it was taking too much time and money to complete.首席执行官决定搁置该项目，因为完成这个项目太费时间和金钱。 |