mothball
n
1 small ball made of a strong-smelling substance, used for keeping moths away from stored clothes 卫生球; 樟脑丸.
2 (idm 习语) in `mothballs stored and not used for a long time 封存不用
old aircraft kept in mothballs 封存的旧飞机.
🗣️ 情景例句
Why can't you work at home, Marilyn?
为什么不能在家中工作呢, Marilyn?
Everybody talks about me.
大家都在谈论着我。
Professors from the university in Paris would be coming down by train.