moth.ball

mothball的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈmɔ:θˌbɔ:l, ˈmɔθ-]
KK音标发音： [ˈmɔθˌbɔl, ˈmɑθ-]

mothball的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A marble-sized ball, originally of camphor but now of naphthalene, stored with clothes to repel moths.
卫生球：一种弹子大小的球，原本由樟脑制成，现在由荼制成，与衣物存在一起以驱除蛾子

2. mothballs
mothballs

3. A condition of long storage for possible future use:
封存：长时期存放以备可能将来使用的状态：

put the battleship into mothballs.
把战船封存保管

4. A condition of being set aside or discarded:
束之高阁：被放于一边或舍弃的状态：

decided to put the plan into mothballs.
决定先把此项计划搁置

mothball的词性：
v.tr.（及物动词）

5. To remove (a ship, for example) from active service or use and put into protective storage.
使封存：把（如一只船）从积极的活动或使用状态转移并使之处于保护性贮存状态

6. To defer indefinitely; shelve:
搁置：无限期地推迟；暂缓考虑：

mothball a project.
将一项工程搁置