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mothball /mɒθbɔːl; name mɔːθ-/ verb [transitive] to stop using or developing a business or part of a business for a period of time 封存；搁置◆a slowdown forced the company to close or mothball several plants. 增长放慢迫使公司关闭或封存了几家工厂。 ▸ mothballing noun [uncountable] ◆the plan will include the mothballing of research programs. 计划中包括中止研究项目。☞ mothballmothball/ˈmɒθbɔ:l ||; ˈmɔθˌbɔl/noun [c] a small ball made of a chemical substance that protects clothes in cupboards from moths 樟脑丸 |