| 词汇 | example_english_mothball |
| 释义 | Examples of mothballThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. If we are not prepared to allow them to do that, we might as well mothball our national parliaments, turn them into museums and lock the door. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Great fleets of naval vessels remain in mothballs ready to be taken out as needed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that there are quite a number of ships in mothballs which are taken out occasionally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we need to build new and more modern frigates, does this mean the ones we have in mothballs are obsolete? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The project may be dead, or in mothballs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will it mean having to put frigates into "mothballs"? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Again, the factory still stands, but it, too, is in mothballs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The factory still stands but is in mothballs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why has it been in mothballs since it was built? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The plant was built four years ago and it is still in mothballs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We had trains lying in stock in mothballs throughout the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Finally, the time has come to remove the aspidistras and the odour of mothballs from the negotiating chambers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then we were told that it had been put in mothballs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He brought civil defence out of mothballs and gave it credence, which it had not had for many years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that the railways were being put in mothballs, but we know that none of those lines have been reopened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall bring them out of mothballs while the steel industry is in danger of going into mothballs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most of them have such a centre; some are in mothballs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is he not aware that some people complain that potatoes taste of mothballs? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There will be proposals to put things into mothballs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Each company immediately opens its emergency room which is in mothballs waiting for eventualities such as this. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The mothballs are able to fill the gaps where there are problems in finding sufficient judges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does that mean that the iron-making plant is to go into mothballs as well? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they are to be put into mothballs, what is the defence justification for this, and, in any case, what is the cost of it? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been told that it is possible to put steelworks into mothballs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Moreover, we currently have new oil-fired stations in mothballs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We ought to be prepared to put some of the industry into mothballs rather than have a total closure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not exist now; the underground places and equipment are still there but in mothballs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They may be using aircraft which are not often used, aircraft probably in mothballs during the winter when the traffic is slack. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What ships will have to go into "mothballs"? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot make out how the system of producing ships and then putting them straight into "mothballs" can be the proper policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The council should at least keep the school and grounds in mothballs for the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are they to remain in service or are they to be put into mothballs? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does she want to bring it back and put it into mothballs and spend the £2 million somewhere else? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of them is either on extended refit or in mothballs, according to whom one talks to. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Part of the factory will have to shut and be put into mothballs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 About 200 abattoirs across the country—many of which had been in mothballs for some time—applied to join the scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We abolished it and put some things into mothballs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I knew someone who consumed an inordinate amount of mothballs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They cannot be pulled out of a hat, or out of mothballs, at time of need. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Installations were put into mothballs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have at present a great many ships in mothballs, which means they can be taken out and in a week or two put into service again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were designed 35 years ago and have been in mothballs ever since, and they are still not only efficient but highly efficient, and were found to be extremely good. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Also, if illicit drugs are not available, the sale of everyday commodities such as nail varnish, lighter fuel, mothballs and butane gas cannot be prevented, nor can their misuse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact is that over the last 15 months the price of practically the whole range of goods has increased; from bread to mothballs, the housewife is today paying more. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it now in mothballs? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The shipyard had built so many enormous tankers of a quarter of a million tonnes or half a million tonnes that it was now putting them in mothballs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that there is no question of anyone saying that one of our greatest heritages, the theatre, should be put into mothballs and allowed to fend for itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then one has to spend a similar sum in order to mothball the hospital. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I say that in the knowledge that the company's only competitor in that area has already had to mothball its similar facility. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One may be able to mothball plants, but one cannot mothball workers—who are the greatest asset of any company. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Can he say what interest the private sector has displayed in acquiring the pits that it is proposed to mothball? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need to consider checkpoints, look-out posts and security bases and generally try to downgrade or mothball them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We in this country have a "mothball" fleet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will be considering whether it is sensible to mothball some of the 21 pits which were due to close. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One cannot mothball a pit in the same way as one mothballs a factory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that even the system of bringing in the mothball judges is very satisfactory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is the main reason for holding on to these flagships of the "mothball" fleet? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am concerned at the proposal to mothball some kit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As anyone who has been involved in the chemical industry knows, it is easier to mothball a chemical plant than to shut it down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One can mothball, but only to a limited extent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only deal that we have on the table is the deal to save 12 pits, put one pit into development and mothball six others. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggest that a couple of ships from the "mothball" fleet should be used for this experiment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has already been a substantial drop in the amount of mothball tonnage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In today's edition, the vice-chancellor says that if he does not get his way, he will mothball the college. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As it is the last in the area, would it be possible to mothball the colliery? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not only that, but we had to mothball the oil-fired stations that we had built at the cost of thousands of millions of pounds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first solution was to mothball mines where possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fifthly, we shall wish to consider whether it is sensible to mothball some closing pits or to release them to private operators. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Once a pit is closed, the geological weight results in the roads being closed, and it would cost more to reopen it than to try to "mothball" it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We will mothball the development. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The review will decide whether the case for closure at each of the pits has been fully made and whether it is sensible to mothball some of them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is this to be a mothball operation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are two types of mothball: early twentieth century ones were based on naphthalene, while mid twentieth century ones used paradichlorobenzene. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In 2010, plans were announced to remove the mothball fleet in stages, with final removal by 2017. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If you choose to mothball industries to free up laborers, trade income will suffer, or housing may devolve as needed goods become scarce. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The decision was already made by then to mothball the project, and so the locomotive was returned to long-term storage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The trust could not afford to run all the services that it had commissioned, and was having to mothball services and close wards. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The benzopyrrole volatiles indole and skatole actually have a mothball type smell, and therefore probably do not contribute greatly to the characteristic smell of flatus. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They work as well as a mothball. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In late 2012 the 540 employees were given redundancies notices, and the pit owned announced it was to mothball the colliery due to dangerous underground conditions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Other stations are "mothballed" or "deep-mothballed" which means they can not be readily called upon; even in an emergency it may take several months to de-mothball. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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