| 单词 | batten |
| 释义 | nounverbbat·tenBrE /ˈbætn/ NAmE /ˈbætn/ noun (specialist ) a long strip of wood that is used to keep other building materials in place on a wall or roof 挂瓦条，压条，板条（用于固定其他建筑材料）bat·tenBrE /ˈbætn/ NAmE /ˈbætn/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they batten BrE /ˈbætn/ NAmE /ˈbætn/ present simple - he / she / it battens BrE /ˈbætnz/ NAmE /ˈbætnz/ past simple battened BrE /ˈbætnd/ NAmE /ˈbætnd/ past participle battened BrE /ˈbætnd/ NAmE /ˈbætnd/ -ing form battening BrE /ˈbætnɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈbætnɪŋ/ ● ˌbatten down the ˈhatches to prepare yourself for a period of difficulty or trouble 做好迎接困难的准备(on a ship 船上) to firmly shut all the entrances to the lower part , especially because a storm is expected （风暴来临前）封住底舱口 ● ˌbatten sth↔ˈdown to fix sth firmly in position with strips of wood 用木板固定某物◆ He was busy battening down all the shutters and doors . 他正忙着用板条钉牢所有的百叶窗和门。● ˈbatten on sb (BrE , disapproving , formal ) to live well by using other people's money , etc .靠（别人的钱等）享福；损人肥己 |
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