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cold storage

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌcold ˈstorage noun [uncountable]  1. DFif you keep something such as food in cold storage, you keep it in a cold place so that it will stay fresh and in good condition 冷藏2 put something in cold storage POSTPONE/DO LATERto not do or use something such as a plan or idea until later in the future 把〔计划或主意〕搁置起来 He aims to please even if it means putting his principles in cold storage. 他一心要取悦于人,即使放弃原则也在所不惜。
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cold storageThat includes the cost of vaccines needles, syringes and cold storage.Like the political career of the man who envisioned it, the satellite may face a prolonged period in cold storage.He aims to please even if it means putting his principles in cold storage and his policies in the mixer.I can hear them rumble into cold storage down the coal chute.The project went into cold storage, periodically resurfacing over the next six years only to sink once more.As might be expected this is accelerated by heat, making cold storage essential.
ˌcold ˈstorage nounChineseSyllable
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cold storage
ˌcold ˈstorage noun [uncountable]
1. if you keep something such as food in cold storage, you keep it in a cold place so that it will stay fresh and in good condition
2. put something in cold storage to not do or use something such as a plan or idea until later in the future:
    He aims to please even if it means putting his principles in cold storage.


cold storageBrE /ˌkəʊld ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkoʊld ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a place where food, etc. can be kept fresh or frozen until it is needed; the storing of sth in such a place 冷藏库;冷藏(figurative) I've had to put my plans into cold storage (= I've decided not to carry them out immediately but to keep them for later). 我不得不把我的计划暂时搁置起来。🔊🔊