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bat·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/ verbpresent 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 ˈhatchesto 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↔ˈdownto 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 |