Mothballs Meaning in English
word · lemma: mothball
释义
Small balls made from chemicals (usually naphthalene or camphor) that are placed with clothes to protect them from being damaged by moths.
用法与细微差别
Commonly refers to the physical product but can also be used in idioms like 'put something in mothballs' (to store or stop using temporarily). Has a strong chemical smell. Typical collocation: 'smell of mothballs'.
例句
She put mothballs in her closet to protect her clothes.
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The old trunk smelled strongly of mothballs.
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Please keep mothballs away from children and pets.
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You can tell grandma stores her sweaters with mothballs—the smell is unmistakable.
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After packing winter clothes with mothballs, everything stays fresh for next year.
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I found my old jacket in the attic and, wow, it reeked of mothballs!
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