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

• We batten down, and turn our faces towards the dissolving and vaporising and falling away of things.
  我们准备过冬，开始直面事物的消解和逝去。
• 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。
• 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。
• One time two pieces of glass batten cutting.
  可同时切割两根压条，效率高；
• 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。
• 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？
• Another expression linked to sailing is batten down the hatches.
  和航海相关的另一个短语是battendownthehatches（未雨绸缪）。
• The rich batten on the poor.
  富人靠剥削穷人发财。
• Capitalists batten on the surplus value created by workers.
  资本家靠榨取工人创造的剩余价值而致富。
• Chord spacing and batten spacing of batten column affect load-carrying capacity obviously.
  柱肢间距和缀管问距对试件承载能力有较大的影响；