1N-UNCOUNT 冷藏 If something such as food is put in cold storage, it is kept in an artificially cooled place in order to preserve it. 冷藏
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。
2PHRASE [verb-link PHRASE, PHRASE after verb](想法或计划的)暂时搁置 If you put an idea or plan into cold storage or in cold storage, you delay it for a while rather than acting on it as you originally intended. (想法或计划的)暂时搁置
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.