英语释义
1. a ball made formerly of camphor but now often of naphthalene and paradichlorobenzene and used to keep moths from clothing
2. a condition of protective storage
put the ships in mothballs after the war also a state of having been rejected for further use or dismissed from further consideration
3. to deactivate (something, such as a ship) and prevent deterioration chiefly by dehumidification
4. to withdraw from use or service and keep in reserve put aside
5. a small ball that contains a strong-smelling chemical and that is used to keep moths away from stored clothing
6. to stop using (something) while keeping it to be possibly used in the future