batten

名词板条; 压条

及物动词用板条或压条固定; （损人利己地）养肥自己

及物动词

1. 压条：据说,罗马暴君尼罗(Nero)曾经纵火焚城,一边观火一边弹小盘(pan)在小溪了捞起沙子,不断地用水清洗,淘走泥沙,幸运者可以得到一小俗,芥末(mustard)是欧洲人用餐时常用的佐料,芥末通常和其它食品一同摆在餐业;压条(batten)是暴风雨来的时候用

2. 狭木条：竹篾 Bamboo Skin | 狭木条Batten | 铜丝 Brass Wire

3. 板条;木方：bathymetric survey 海深测量 | batten 板条;木方 | batter 倾斜

4. 板条：batten on 靠 | batten 板条 | batter down 打烂

1. （固定用的）板条，压条
    A batten is a long strip of wood that is fixed to something to strengthen it or to hold it firm.

    e.g. ...a batten to support the base timbers.
           用来支撑底部木头的板条

2. 用板条（或压条）固定
    If something is battened in place, it is made secure by having battens fixed across it or being closed firmly.

    e.g. The roof was never securely battened down.
           屋顶板条一直没钉牢。
    e.g. ...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

3. to batten down the hatches -> see hatch

相关词组：batten on

1. Batten points to the recent case of Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui.

2. Declining overseas orders leave Chinese exporters no choice but to batten down the hatches for increasingly rough times ahead.

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verb