mothball

1. When demand for labour falls , firms want to hang on to them , just as they might mothball an expensive piece of machinery .

当劳动力需求降低时，公司希望像封存昂贵机械那样留住这些员工。

2. Moreover , since nuclear plants are cheap to operate but expensive to mothball , they are often run at full tilt even when demand for power slackens .

此外，由于运营费用低廉但封存花费甚巨，即便在核能需求增长放缓之际，核电厂通常还是会全力运行。

3. European electricity and natural gas prices shot up as the market braced for the double impact of germany 's decision to mothball one-third of its nuclear capacity and japan 's utilities stepped up purchases of liquefied natural gas to offset atomic power .

受到德国封存三分之一核发电产能，以及日本公用事业公司电力企业加大液化天然气采购量、以弥补核能发电缺口的双重影响，欧洲电力和天然气价格陡升。

4. The world faces a glut of natural gas that will force the us to scrap plans for new import terminals and mothball much of its existing capacity , the international energy agency says .

国际能源机构（iea）表示，全球面临天然气供应过剩，这将迫使美国放弃新建液化气接收站的计划，并封存相当大部分现有接收能力。

5. The company on friday signalled slow progress in its search for an investor for what it sees as leading-edge technology , declaring it would begin running down its plants in germany and portugal in order to mothball them by the end of the month .

该公司上周五表示，在为其眼中的前沿技术物色投资者方面进展缓慢，同时宣布，将开始关闭其位于德国和葡萄牙的工厂，以期在本月底封存这些工厂。

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