mothball

詳細解釋：

moth.ball

n.（名詞）
A marble-sized ball, originally of camphor but now of naphthalene, stored with clothes to repel moths.
衛生球：一種彈子大小的球，原本由樟腦製成，現在由荼製成，與衣物存在一起以驅除蛾子
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A condition of long storage for possible future use:
封存：長時期存放以備可能將來使用的狀態：
例句：
put the battleship into mothballs.
把戰船封存保管

A condition of being set aside or discarded:
束之高閣：被放於一邊或捨棄的狀態：
例句：
decided to put the plan into mothballs.
決定先把此項計畫擱置

v.tr.（及物動詞）
moth.balled,moth.ball.ing,moth.balls
To remove (a ship, for example) from active service or use and put into protective storage.
使封存：把（如一隻船）從積極的活動或使用狀態轉移並使之處於保護性貯存狀態
To defer indefinitely; shelve:
擱置：無限期地推遲；暫緩考慮：
例句：
mothball a project.
將一項工程擱置