mothball /ˈmɒθˌbɔːl/ (mothballing,mothballed,mothballs)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） 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（及物动词） 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。