mothballed is mothball's Past Tense

mothball

US [ˈmɔθˌbɔl]
UK [ˈmɒθˌbɔːl]
  • adj.后备的；封存的；闲置的
  • n.樟脑丸
  • Web休停；被搁置；检修好存置备用的
Plural Form：mothballs  Present Participle：mothballing  Past Tense：mothballed  

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Web Definition

n.
1.
樟脑丸
adj.
1.
后备的
2.
封存的
3.
闲置的

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,后备的后备的,封存的封存的,闲置的闲置的,樟脑丸樟脑丸,休停休停,被搁置被搁置,检修好存置备用的检修好存置备用的
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
The video ultimately was made but, like B-SPAN itself, it was quietly mothballed when he left the bank a year later.
视频最终还是录制了，但是就像B-SPAN本身一样，当沙曼离开世界银行一年之后这些便被悄无声息地束之高阁。
shì pín zuì zhōng hái shì lù zhì le , dàn shì jiù xiàng B-SPAN běn shēn yí yàng , dāng shā màn lí kāi shì jiè yín háng yī nián zhī hòu zhè xiē biàn bèi qiāo wú shēng xī de shù zhī gāo gé 。
dongxi.net
2.
But it was a different story across the road on its two mothballed sites, which stood largely silent.
但马路对面两个搁置的工地上却是另一番景象。这里几乎一片寂静。
dàn mǎ lù duì miàn liǎng gè gē zhì de gōng dì shàng què shì lìng yì fān jǐng xiàng 。 zhè lǐ jī hū yī piàn jì jìng 。
www.ftchinese.com
3.
Steel plants have since been sold, mothballed or slated for closure, in part because Europe's economy is so weak.
自钢铁厂自被卖掉以来，封存搁置或者停止接受预定，部分是因为欧洲的经济太过脆弱。
zì gāng tiě chǎng zì bèi mài diào yǐ lái , fēng cún gē zhì huò zhě tíng zhǐ jiē shòu yù dìng , bù fen shì yīn wèi ōu zhōu de jīng jì tài guò cuì ruò 。
www.ecocn.org
4.
Since recessions mean mothballed car plants, older cars and quieter roads, we may have the opportunity to relive this age for real.
由于经济衰退意味着汽车工厂的歇业，更陈旧的车辆和更加安静的道路，我们或许有机会真正地重新体验这个时代。
yóu yú jīng jì shuāi tuì yì wèi zhe qì chē gōng chǎng de xiē yè , gèng chén jiù de chē liàng hé gèng jiā ān jìng de dào lù , wǒ men huò xǔ yǒu jī huì zhēn zhèng de chóng xīn tǐ yàn zhè ge shí dài 。
article.yeeyan.org
5.
There have been reports of protests as factories are mothballed in response to sliding export demand.
现在就已经有报道，抗议一些工厂为了减轻出口萎缩的影响而封存厂区。
xiàn zài jiù yǐ jīng yǒu bào dào , kàng yì yì xiē gōng chǎng wèi le jiǎn qīng chū kǒu wěi suō de yǐng xiǎng ér fēng cún chǎng qū 。
article.yeeyan.org
6.
too low a price will cause mines to be mothballed or arable land to be switched to other crops.
市场价格走低，可能引发矿厂检修、耕地改种其他作物。
shì chǎng jià gé zǒu dī , kě néng yǐn fā kuàng chǎng jiǎn xiū 、 gēng dì gǎi zhǒng qí tā zuò wù 。
www.ecocn.org
7.
Most commentators believed that the supply crunch would ease once new (or mothballed) rare-earth mines are opened.
多数时事评论家认为，一旦一座新的稀土矿被开采之后，供给困境就会有所缓解。
duō shù shí shì píng lùn jiā rèn wéi , yí dàn yī zuò xīn de xī tǔ kuàng bèi kāi cǎi zhī hòu , gōng jǐ kùn jìng jiù huì yǒu suǒ huǎn jiě 。
article.yeeyan.org
8.
Mr Abbott says he wants to reopen mothballed facilities for keeping refugees on the tiny, bankrupted island of Nauru.
Abbott先生说他打算重新开放封存的场所来保持难民在瑙鲁极小且濒临破产的岛屿上。
Abbott xiān sheng shuō tā dǎ suàn chóng xīn kāi fàng fēng cún de chǎng suǒ lái bǎo chí nàn mín zài nǎo lǔ jí xiǎo qiě bīn lín pò chǎn de dǎo yǔ shàng 。
www.ecocn.org
9.
Existing fossil fuel stations are "mothballed" for use only as a last resort.
现有的矿物燃料发电站被“封存”，仅在万不得已时使用。
xiàn yǒu de kuàng wù rán liào fā diàn zhàn bèi " fēng cún " , jǐn zài wàn bù dé yǐ shí shǐ yòng 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
Many of the projects have been mothballed until the oil price recovers.
不少项目在油价恢复之前都被暂时搁置了。
bù shǎo xiàng mù zài yóu jià huī fù zhī qián dōu bèi zàn shí gē zhì le 。
article.yeeyan.org
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