mothballed
/mawth-bawl, moth-/US // ˈmɔθˌbɔl, ˈmɒθ- //UK // (ˈmɒθˌbɔːl) //
停用,停用的,停运的,停用了
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
- : to put into storage or reserve; inactivate.
adj.形容词 adjective
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- : inactive; unused; stored away: a mothball fleet.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Standing naked in front of a half-length mirror in a Maine hotel room so dingy and dated it should have come with complimentary mothballs, I marveled at what I had become over the past 2,200 miles.
If China does somehow achieve carbon neutrality—whether by, say, mothballing its many coal plants or installing pricey carbon capture systems in them—it would have a huge global impact.
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