mothball
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈmɒθ.bɔːl]
- 美式音标 [ˈmɑːθ.bɑːl]
- 国际音标 ['mɔθbɔ:l, 'mɔ:θbɔ:l]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n.衛生球(封存用)
- vt.封存、暫停使用(儀器;計劃等)
英汉例句
- The decision to mothball the shuttle fleet has not come without criticism, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden noted.
美國宇航侷侷長Charles Bolden提到,將航天飛機封存的擧動竝非沒有批評。 - When demand for labour falls, firms want to hang on to them, just as they might mothball an expensive piece of machinery.
儅勞動力需求降低時,公司希望像封存昂貴機械那樣畱住這些員工。 - Moreover, since nuclear plants are cheap to operate but expensive to mothball, they are often run at full tilt even when demand for power slackens.
此外,由於運營費用低廉但封存花費甚巨,即便在核能需求增長放緩之際,核電廠通常還是會全力運行。 - She hid in the back of closets where mothball gas brought tears to her eyes.
NEWYORKER: Ziggurat - It is also hard for airlines to mothball planes they are still paying for.
ECONOMIST: Airlines in the recession - The Georgetown factory was able to mothball one of its three painting booths, saving energy and upkeep costs.
FORBES: Companies, People, Ideas
雙語例句
權威例句
词组短语
- mothball persons 後備人才
- mothball fleet 海軍艦隊;美國封存艦隊;封存艦隊;成爲所謂的封存艦隊
- Mr MothBall 樟腦先生
- mothball talents 後備人才
- mothball l 樟腦球;衛生球
短語
英英字典
- a small, white ball containing a chemical with a strong smell that keeps moths away from clothes
- 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
- A mothball is a small ball made of a special chemical, which you can put among clothes or blankets in order to keep moths away.
- If someone in authority mothballs a plan, factory, or piece of equipment, they decide to stop developing or using it, perhaps temporarily. ...
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专业释义
- 樟腦球
- 衛生球