"in cold storage" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 冷藏中
• 擱置中

Definition

字面意思是「冷藏中」，用于保存食物等東西。引申意思是指某事暫時被擱置或延後。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見於職場和日常生活中，比喻事情暫時擱置而非結束。'Put in cold storage' 指暫停進行。語氣中性或略正式。

Examples

The fish is kept in cold storage to stay fresh.

魚被**冷藏中**以保持新鮮。

Their project was put in cold storage until more money was found.

他們的項目被**擱置在冷藏中**，等有了更多資金。

My plans for a vacation are still in cold storage.

我的度假計劃還**擱置在冷藏中**。

After the disagreement, the whole deal went in cold storage for months.

爭執後，整個交易**擱置在冷藏中**好幾個月。

Let’s not leave your ideas in cold storage forever—let’s revisit them soon.

別讓你的想法永遠**擱置在冷藏中**—我們很快再討論吧。

Some important files have been sitting in cold storage since last year.

一些重要文件自去年起就**擱置在冷藏中**了。