英语词汇batten down怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

batten down

[phrasal verb]

: to prepare for possible trouble or difficulty（为可能的麻烦或困难）做好准备

The city is battening down for the weekend's scheduled protests.这座城市正在为拟于周末进行的抗议活动做准备。
People are battening down in preparation for a hard winter.人们正在为即将来临的严冬做准备。

batten down (something) or batten (something) down : to tie, close, or cover (something) in order to prevent it from moving or becoming damaged固定，关闭，覆盖（某物以免移动或受损）

Everything on the ship's deck was battened down.船甲板上的所有东西都被固定住了。
We were able to batten down the house just before the storm hit.我们在暴风雨来袭前加固了房子。

batten down the hatches : to prepare a boat or ship for dangerous stormy weather by closing and covering the openings in the deck（暴风雨来临前）封舱 — often used figuratively常用作比喻

As the economy grows worse, investors need to batten down the hatches and prepare for tough times ahead.随着经济的恶化，投资者需要未雨绸缪，提前为低迷期做好准备。

单词	batten down
释义	batten down [phrasal verb] 1 : to prepare for possible trouble or difficulty（为可能的麻烦或困难）做好准备 The city is battening down for the weekend's scheduled protests.这座城市正在为拟于周末进行的抗议活动做准备。 People are battening down in preparation for a hard winter.人们正在为即将来临的严冬做准备。 2 batten down (something) or batten (something) down : to tie, close, or cover (something) in order to prevent it from moving or becoming damaged固定，关闭，覆盖（某物以免移动或受损） Everything on the ship's deck was battened down.船甲板上的所有东西都被固定住了。 We were able to batten down the house just before the storm hit.我们在暴风雨来袭前加固了房子。 3 batten down the hatches : to prepare a boat or ship for dangerous stormy weather by closing and covering the openings in the deck（暴风雨来临前）封舱 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 As the economy grows worse, investors need to batten down the hatches and prepare for tough times ahead.随着经济的恶化，投资者需要未雨绸缪，提前为低迷期做好准备。 ⇒ Main Entry: ¹ batten
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