VERB
把(计划、设备等)束之高阁，暂停
If someone in authority mothballs a plan, factory, or piece of equipment, they decide to stop developing or using it, perhaps temporarily.
例句
...the decision to mothball the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, for safety and political reasons...
出于安全和政治原因，暂时关闭巴丹核电厂的决定
The shuttle programme has now been mothballed to save money.
为节省资金，航天飞行计划已被束之高阁。