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单词 mothball
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mothball

noun
/ˈmɒθbɔːl/
/ˈmɔːθbɔːl/
Idioms
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  1. a small white ball made of a chemical with a strong smell, used for keeping moths away from clothes
Idioms
in mothballs
  1. stored and not in use, often for a long time
    • The plan has been put in mothballs.

mothball

verb
/ˈmɒθbɔːl/
/ˈmɔːθbɔːl/
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they mothball
/ˈmɒθbɔːl/
/ˈmɔːθbɔːl/
he / she / it mothballs
/ˈmɒθbɔːlz/
/ˈmɔːθbɔːlz/
past simple mothballed
/ˈmɒθbɔːld/
/ˈmɔːθbɔːld/
past participle mothballed
/ˈmɒθbɔːld/
/ˈmɔːθbɔːld/
-ing form mothballing
/ˈmɒθbɔːlɪŋ/
/ˈmɔːθbɔːlɪŋ/
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  1. to stop using a piece of equipment but keep it in good condition so that it can easily be used again
    • be mothballed Coal-fired power plants are being shut down or mothballed.
  2. to decide not to develop something such as a plan for a period of time synonym shelve
    • be mothballed The original proposal had been mothballed years ago.
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