battening
基本解释
- v. 用板条固定（某物）；钉牢；（以他人代价为前提的）茁壮成长（batten 的现在分词）
英汉例句
- She avoided having to work by battening on her rich relatives.
她仗著她那些有钱的亲戚而不必工作，得以坐享清福。
dict.cn - Or a newspaper might report that "defense lawyers were 'battening down the hatches' for testimony by someone who observed the crime."
或者报纸可能报道称 “辩护律师正就目击证人证言进行辩护”。 - 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。 - A news report,for example, might say that people in Washington were battening down the hatches for a big winter storm.
- Or a newspaper might report that "defense lawyers were 'battening down the hatches' for testimony by someone who observed the crime."
- Canada is a country of ferocious northern winters, whose stoical people are used to battening down their hatches.
ECONOMIST: Peace, order and rocky government - Despite its ethos of transparency and a mission to make the world more open, Facebook seems to be battening down its hatches as it comes under FTC scrutiny for privacy concerns.
FORBES: Facebook Insiders Ponder Its Future
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词组短语
- battening bar 压条舱围压条;压条;舱口压条
- battening arrangement 压紧装置;封舱装置
- battening iron 压条
- battening wedge 封舱楔;封舱木楔
- battening device 压紧装置
短语
英英字典
- A batten is a long strip of wood that is attached to something to strengthen it or to hold it firm.
- If something is battened in place, it is made secure by having battens attached across it or by being closed firmly.
- to furnish or strengthen with battens
- to thrive, esp at the expense of someone else
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专业释义
- 木板间壁
- 钉板条
- 钉上扣条
- 钉上扣条