| 词汇 | mothball |
| 释义 | mothball noun uk /ˈmɒθ.bɔːl/ us /ˈmɑːθ.bɑːl/ a small, white ball containing a chemical with a strong smell that keeps moths away from clothes: 樟脑球（一种白色小球，含有化学成分，有强烈气味，可防止蛾子接近衣物） I've inherited a vintage fur coat, but it smells like mothballs. The camphor in mothballs damages natural skins. Winai_Tepsuttinun/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Chemistry: types of chemical acid salt aerogel albumin alkali metal alkaline alkaloid antioxidant carbohydrate homologous series inorganic isopropanol ketone lectin melamine monosaccharide propellant saline soluble sulphide weak base You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Clothing - general words in mothballs not being used at the moment, but ready for use if necessary: The government is keeping the retired ships in mothballs for emergencies. Most of the factories are in mothballs and constant blackouts interrupt what little business there is. Keeping and storing things appropriate aside bank bogart buffer capacitance cling dump husband keep (something/someone) back kept lay something aside lay something down lodge squirrel something away standby stash stockpile stockpiling trap mothball verb[ T ] uk /ˈmɒθ.bɔːl/ us /ˈmɑːθ.bɑːl/ to stop work on an idea, plan, or job, but leaving it in such a way that you can start on it again at some point in the future: 封存，保藏;把…束之高阁 Six coal mines were mothballed in the hope that they could be reopened in a time of better economic conditions.六个煤矿暂被封存，希望在经济形势转好的时候可以重开。 Delaying and wasting time ado busywork buy timeidiom carry something over dally gridlock hold up inefficiency inefficiently kept kick push raincheck retard retardation set someone back (something) shelve sit spin stall You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cancelling and interrupting mothball | American Dictionarymothball noun[ C ] us/ˈmɔθˌbɔl/ a small ball containing chemicals with a strong smell, used esp. to protect wool clothing from moths mothball | Business Englishmothball verb[ T ] uk /ˈmɒθbɔːl/us to stop using a factory, building, etc., but leave it in a condition that allows you to use it again in the future: The factory was mothballed two years ago. mothballingnoun[ U ] The local community were told about the mothballing of the power plant. Examples of mothballmothball 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 See all examples of mothball 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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