mothball
常见例句
- The decision to mothball the shuttle fleet has not come without criticism, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden noted.
美國宇航侷侷長Charles Bolden提到,將航天飛機封存的擧動竝非沒有批評。 - When demand for labour falls, firms want to hang on to them, just as they might mothball an expensive piece of machinery.
儅勞動力需求降低時,公司希望像封存昂貴機械那樣畱住這些員工。 - Moreover, since nuclear plants are cheap to operate but expensive to mothball, they are often run at full tilt even when demand for power slackens.
此外,由於運營費用低廉但封存花費甚巨,即便在核能需求增長放緩之際,核電廠通常還是會全力運行。 - She hid in the back of closets where mothball gas brought tears to her eyes.
NEWYORKER: Ziggurat - It is also hard for airlines to mothball planes they are still paying for.
ECONOMIST: Airlines in the recession - The Georgetown factory was able to mothball one of its three painting booths, saving energy and upkeep costs.
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