batten

英 [ˈbætn]

美 [ˈbætn]

n. 板条，压条，挂瓦条(用于固定其他建筑材料)
v. 用板条或压条固定; （损人利己地）养肥自己

复数：battens　过去分词：battened　过去式：battened　现在分词：battening　第三人称单数：battens　

BNC.17353 / COCA.25751

短语用例

batten sth↔down

batten on sb

batten down the hatches

做好迎接困难的准备
to prepare yourself for a period of difficulty or trouble
（风暴来临前）封住底舱口
to firmly shut all the entrances to the lower part, especially because a storm is expected

noun

板条，压条，挂瓦条（用于固定其他建筑材料）
a long strip of wood that is used to keep other building materials in place on a wall or roof

verb

N-COUNT （固定用的）板条，压条
Abattenis a long strip of wood that is fixed to something to strengthen it or to hold it firm.
1. ...a batten to support the base timbers.
  用来支撑底部木头的板条
VERB 用板条（或压条）固定
If somethingis battenedin place, it is made secure by having battens fixed across it or being closed firmly.
1. The roof was never securely battened down.
  屋顶板条一直没钉牢。
2. ...big pine shutters that could be battened against the noonday sun.
  钉上大块的松木窗板可以遮挡中午的太阳
tobatten down the hatches→ see:hatch

noun

a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
Synonym:batting

verb

And it can also be used to replace batten making wall and ceiling.
而且它还可用来代替木条制作墙壁及天花板。
My sister's children were coming to stay so we had to batten down the hatches.
我姐姐的孩子孽来住几天，我们得事先作好准备。
Batten down a ship's hatches.
给轮船的舱口钉上板条。
Can he still batten upon the blood of the employees nowadays?
如今他还能靠榨取雇员的血汗来养肥自己吗？
The rich batten on the poor.
富人靠剥削穷人发财。
The capitalists batten on the blood of the workers.
资本家靠榨取工人的血汗来养肥自己。
James batten, headmaster, says there are "10 at least" schools in Beijing that teach a British syllabus.
该校校长詹姆士巴滕（jamesbatten）表示，北京“至少有10所”学校在教授英式课程。
For them, a crisis is a reason to batten down the hatches.
因为对他们而言，危机意味着准备着手面对困境。
It is not fair to batten on one's relatives.
利用亲戚自饱私囊是不应该的。
The roof was never securely battened down.
屋顶板条一直没钉牢。