mothball in Japanese
mothball in Japanese is 〜を使わずにとっておく — mothball means a small ball of chemical, usually naphthalene, kept among stored clothes to keep moths from damaging them.
mothball in Japanese
〜を使わずにとっておく
(transitive) To store or shelve something no longer used.
What does "mothball" mean?
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noun A small ball of chemical, usually naphthalene, kept among stored clothes to keep moths from damaging them.
"The wardrobe smelled of mothballs after months shut up for winter."
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verb To take something out of active use and put it into storage, usually so it can be brought back into service later.
"The airline mothballed half its fleet during the downturn."
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mothball in a sentence
- The wardrobe smelled of mothballs after months shut up for winter.
- She dropped a few mothballs into the box before sealing it.
- The airline mothballed half its fleet during the downturn.
- Plans for the new stadium were mothballed when funding fell through.
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What is "mothball" in Japanese?
"mothball" in Japanese is 〜を使わずにとっておく. mothball means: A small ball of chemical, usually naphthalene, kept among stored clothes to keep moths from damaging them.
How do you use "mothball" in a sentence?
Example: "The wardrobe smelled of mothballs after months shut up for winter." In Japanese, "mothball" is 〜を使わずにとっておく.
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