mothball

常見例句

雙語例句

• The decision to mothball the shuttle fleet has not come without criticism, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden noted.
  美國宇航局局長Charles Bolden提到，將航天飛機封存的舉動并非沒有批評。
• When demand for labour falls, firms want to hang on to them, just as they might mothball an expensive piece of machinery.
  當(dāng)勞動力需求降低時，公司希望像封存昂貴機械那樣留住這些員工。
• Moreover, since nuclear plants are cheap to operate but expensive to mothball, they are often run at full tilt even when demand for power slackens.
  此外，由于運營費用低廉但封存花費甚巨，即便在核能需求增長放緩之際，核電廠通常還是會全力運行。

權(quán)威例句

• She hid in the back of closets where mothball gas brought tears to her eyes.
  NEWYORKER: Ziggurat
• It is also hard for airlines to mothball planes they are still paying for.
  ECONOMIST: Airlines in the recession
• The Georgetown factory was able to mothball one of its three painting booths, saving energy and upkeep costs.
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