English Dictionary

mothball

IPA（発音記号）

/mɒθbɔːl/

動詞

他動詞 比喩的用法

(transitive) To store or shelve something no longer used. / (transitive, figuratively) To stop using (something), but keep it in good condition.

日本語の意味

必要なくなったものを保管または棚にしまって、後の再利用や保存を目的とすること。 / （比喩的に）使用を中止するが、状態を良好に維持するように扱うこと。

After retiring the old project, the team decided to mothball the prototype until funding returned.

古いプロジェクトを終了した後、チームは資金が戻るまで試作機を長期保管することにした。

意味（1）

(transitive) To store or shelve something no longer used.

They mothballed the old version after the new one came out.

意味（2）

(transitive, figuratively) To stop using (something), but keep it in good condition.

Some schools might have an art studio, an area of forestry in the playground, or a performance stage in the hall – all exceptional assets. Just check they get plenty of use and aren't mothballed while the school concentrates on (you guessed it) maths and literacy.

mothballs （ present singular third-person ）

mothballing （ participle present ）

mothballed （ participle past ）

mothballed （ past ）