mothball a project 项目暂缓执行
mothball a fleet 封存船队
mothballed equipment 被封存的设备
be mothballed 被暂时搁置
A: What happened to the new construction project?
A：那个新的建筑项目怎么了？
B: It has been mothballed until the economy improves.
B：它已被暂时搁置，直到经济好转为止。
1) 暂时停止（计划、项目等）
2) 封存（设备、船只等）以备后用
3) 搁置
1. 暂时停止使用或执行
verb
1. to stop using something or to stop doing something for a period of time, often to preserve it for future use
Synonym: suspend, shelve, put on hold