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

• If you are just too exhausted to leave the confines of the house, unplug the phone, lock the door, batten down the hatches and spend the entire weekend at home, doing absolutely nothing.
  最后，有一个简单的解决方法。如果你累得不想走出房门一步，就拔掉电话，锁上门，关上窗户，整个周末都呆在家里，什么都不要做。
• 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。
• It is not fair to batten on one's relatives.
  利用亲戚自饱私囊是不应该的。
• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The roof was never securely battened down.
  屋顶板条一直没钉牢。
• 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。