의미: mothballsmoth·ball〔mɔːθbɔːl, máθ-│mɔθ-〕 n. [보통 pl.] 알 좀약 《나프탈렌 등》 in mothballs (1) <의복 등을> 잘 간수하여 (2) <함선 등을> 예비역으로 돌려 (3) <생각·계획 등을> 뒤로 미루고, 처박아 두어 out of mothballs <간수해 놓은 것을> 끄집어 내어 ━ a. 간수해 둔, 쓰지 않은, 퇴역한 ━ vt. 1 나프탈렌 알약을 넣다 2 간수해 두다; <군함 등을> 예비역으로 돌리다; <계획 등을> 연기하다 ▶ mothballed ships 예비 함선
mothballs 관용구
put sth in mothballs
Idiom(s): put sth in mothballs
Theme: SAVING
to put something in storage. (Often said of battleships.) • The navy put the old cruiser in mothballs and no one ever expected to see it again. • Let's just put this small bicycle in mothballs until we hear of a child who can use it.
put in mothballs Defer indefinitely or for a very long time, as in We've put the plans for a new library in mothballs. This expression alludes to storing woolen clothing or other items with marble-size balls of naphthalene or camphor to prevent them from being damaged by moths. [1940s]
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