mothball /ˈmɒθˌbɔːl/ ( mothballing, mothballed, mothballs )

• 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]

  例：

  ...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。