mothball

noun · verbB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

mothballsmoth-ballmoth ball

1.
(in plural)(chiefly in the plural) A small ball of chemical pesticide (originally camphor and now typically naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles to deter moth larvae which may damage them.

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verb

V_es/s

mothballs

V_ing/Gerund

mothballing

V_ed/pp

mothballed

1.
(transitive)To store (clothing, etc.) with mothballs (noun sense 1).
2.
(figuratively, transitive)To stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future.
They mothballed the old version after the new one came out.
3.
(figuratively, transitive)To stop work on (a plan, project, etc.) for the time being; to postpone, to shelve.
Đồng nghĩa: defer, set aside

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

deferset asideshelve store

Trái nghĩa

demothballunmothball

Cùng gốc / liên quan

in mothballsmothballyin mothballs (kept in good condition for later use)

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Nguồn gốc từ

thumb|Mothballs (pesticide ball).