moth ball
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT 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. 樟脑丸; 卫生球
2. V-T If someone in authority mothballs a plan, factory, or piece of equipment, they decide to stop developing or using it, perhaps temporarily. 把...束之高阁; 暂停[journalism]
...the decision to mothball the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, for safety and political reasons. ...出于安全和政治原因，暂时关闭巴丹半岛核电厂的决定。
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