"mothball" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 樟脑球

Definition

一种由化学物质制成的小球，储存衣物时用于防止衣蛾和昆虫。也可作动词用，表示暂时停止使用某物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

名词时指放在柜子里的防蛀球。作动词时带有非正式色彩，常用于项目、设备或计划暂停时（如“项目被 mothballed”）。日常更多用作名词，动词用法多见于商务或技术语境。

Examples

I put a mothball in each drawer to protect my clothes.

我在每个抽屉里放了一颗**樟脑球**来保护我的衣服。

A strong mothball smell filled the closet.

衣柜里满是**樟脑球**的气味。

Please don't touch the mothballs, they are not safe for children.

请不要碰**樟脑球**，对儿童不安全。

After the renovation, they decided to mothball the old gym until next year.

翻新后，他们决定把旧体育馆**暂时关闭**到明年。

The factory has been mothballed because of low demand.

因需求低，这家工厂已被**搁置不用**。

We found a box of old clothes with some stale mothballs in the attic.

我们在阁楼发现了一箱旧衣服和一些已经失效的**樟脑球**。