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　

机械

BNC.17353 / COCA.25751

短语用例

batten sth↔down

• 用木板固定某物
  to fix sth firmly in position with wooden boards

batten on sb

• 靠（别人的钱等）享福；损人肥己
  to live well by using other people's money, etc.

习惯用语

v.

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

牛津词典

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

verb

柯林斯词典

• 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

英英释义

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

• secure with battens
  1. batten down a ship's hatches
• furnish with battens
  1. batten ships
  Synonym:batten downsecure

双语例句

• But for people like Batten, even this plan is a slap in the face for preservation activists.
  对巴顿这样的历史遗迹保存人士来说，警察局翻新计划如同一巴掌打在脸上。
• Batten down the hatches when this sea otter pirate comes aboard. He's got a great right hook!
  在这只水獭海盗上船之前赶紧封舱做好准备！他有厉害的右勾手！
• Unbeknownst to most mainstream Facebook users, the social network actually offers a slew of privacy controls and security features which can help you batten down the hatches, so to speak.
  大多数Facebook用户可能不知道，网络实际上提供了一些私有控制和安全功能来帮助你，是你的信息变得更安全。
• The border that seals with batten allows easy become damp or burst apart.
  用木条封的边轻易发潮或崩裂。
• The captain ordered the sailors to batten down the hatches of their ship, as a storm was coming soon.
  暴风雨即将来临，因此船长命令水手将舱口封好。
• John Batten is an art gallery owner who helped organize a group dedicated to preserving Hong Kong's historical structures.
  约翰.巴顿是一个画廊老板，他协助成立了一个保存香港历史建筑的组织。
• 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。
• Mr batten acknowledges that as a result of the split, "it is harder for us to fill up" although he says the school can and does take many students who have dual nationality from China and another country.
  巴滕承认，由于这种划分，“我们要想填补市场变得更加困难”，但他表示，他们的学校可以并已经招了许多拥有中国及另一个国家国籍的双国籍学生。
• They were warned against the companies who batten on the efforts of others.
  有人提醒他们，要提防那些专靠他人的劳动以自肥的公司。