cold storage

英 [ˌkəʊld ˈstɔːrɪdʒ]

美 [ˌkoʊld ˈstɔːrɪdʒ]

n. 冷藏库; 冷藏

牛津词典

noun

冷藏库；冷藏
a place where food, etc. can be kept fresh or frozen until it is needed; the storing of sth in such a place
1. 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。

N-UNCOUNT 冷藏
If something such as food is put incold storage, it is kept in an artificially cooled place in order to preserve it.
1. The strawberries are kept in cold storage to prevent them spoiling during transportation.
  草莓在运输过程中要冷藏，以防止变质。
PHRASE (想法或计划的)暂时搁置
If you put an idea or planinto cold storageorin cold storage, you delay it for a while rather than acting on it as you originally intended.
1. A few years ago I was asked by a publisher to consider writing a novel, and the idea has been in cold storage ever since.
  几年前，一位出版商要我考虑写一部小说，但之后这事就搁置下来了。

noun