battening arrangement 压紧装置 ; 封舱装置
battening wedge 封舱楔 ; 封舱木楔
hatchway battening arrangement 封舱设备 ; 钉条密闭舱口设备
hatch battening arrangement [船] 封舱装置 ; 封舱设备
battening bar 压条舱围压条 ; 压条
battening device 压紧装置
同义词： batting
"batten ships"
同义词： batten down secure
"batten down a ship's hatches"
以上来源于: WordNet
N-COUNT A batten is a long strip of wood that is attached to something to strengthen it or to hold it firm. (加固其它物体的)长木板
...a batten to support the base timbers.
...一块支撑底座木头的长木板。
V-T If something is battened in place, it is made secure by having battens attached across it or by being closed firmly. 钉牢 [usu passive]
The roof was never securely battened down.
屋顶从来就没有用木板钉牢过。
V to furnish or strengthen with battens 用条板装饰或加固
V to thrive, esp at the expense of someone else (以他人代价为前提的)茁壮成长
to batten on the needy
He was busy battening down all the shutters and doors.
他正忙着用板条钉牢所有的百叶窗和门。
A man doesn't feel right, battening on his in-laws.
一个男人要靠姻亲过活是不好受的。
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。
A news report,for example, might say that people in Washington were battening down the hatches for a big winter storm.
VOA: special.2009.05.24
Or a newspaper might report that "defense lawyers were 'battening down the hatches' for testimony by someone who observed the crime."
VOA: special.2009.05.24
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