battening

battening

美 [ˈbæt(ə)n] 　英 ['bæt(ə)n]

• n.【印,纺】筘(框)；【建】板条；挂瓦条；小方材
• v.装条板于；把…用板条钉牢；长胖；肥私囊
• 网络打纬；钉上扣条

词形变化

复数：battens  现在分词：battening  过去式：battened  

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英汉解释

n.	1. 【印,纺】筘(框) 2. 【建】板条;挂瓦条,压缝条 3. 小方材,小圆材 4. 【航】扣板,压条,条板 5. (舞台)装灯光的横木条 6. 万能曲线尺
v.	1. 装条板于;在...上钉扣板,把...用板条钉牢 2. 养肥自己,长胖 (on);肥私囊 3. 饱餐,大吃 (on upon) 4. 养肥(猪,羊等)

英英解释

n.	1. a long piece of wood that is attached to something in order to hold it in place or make it stronger

例句

And the company's other actions suggest that it is battening down the hatches for a much rougher time than it expected at the start of June.

而且，该公司的其他行动表明，六月初，它在为自己预测到的困难时期休整舱口。

In their view, battening down the hatches at a time when their markets are still growing would be, quite simply, bad business.

在他们看来，市场仍在增长，因此，在暴风雨尚未来临时就急忙封舱，显然是不划算的。

Hollywood is battening down the hatches in expectation of a strike by actors and writers this summer.

好莱坞正在做好准备应付今年夏天的演员和作家罢工。

She avoided having to work by battening on her rich relatives.

她仗着她那有钱的亲戚而不必工作，得以坐享清福。

Shui On Land, in common with other developers, is battening down the hatches for a tough second half.

瑞安房地产（ShuiOnLand）和其他开发商一样，正在为下半年的艰难日子做准备。

Sailors were dashing about battening hatches, running lines, clearing the decks, lashing down everything that was not already lashed down.

水手们在甲板上奔波着钉上活门，整理绳索，清理甲板，绑紧任何没绑紧的东西。

Or a newspaper might report that "defense lawyers were 'battening down the hatches' for testimony by someone who observed the crime. "

或一份报纸可能会这样报道：“辩护律师在为犯罪目击者的证言做准备。”

Stephen was busy battening down all the shutters before the hurricane arrived.

史蒂芬正忙着赶在飓风到来前把门窗钉好。

The herdsman drove afield battening his flocks with the fresh dews of night.

牧人把羊群赶到野外，用夜晚的新鲜露水催肥。

A news report, for example, might say that people are battening down the hatches for a big winter storm.

例如，一则新闻报道可能会说人们封舱，船上做好应付暴风雨的准备。