The crew had been mustered to batten down the hatches.

所有船员被集合起来进行封舱以防暴风雨袭击。

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As a storm was brewing the crew received orders to batten down the hatches.

暴风雨即将来临，因此船长命令水手将舱口封好。

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The captain ordered the sailors to batten down the hatches of their ship, as a storm was coming soon.

暴风雨即将来临，因此船长命令水手将舱口封好。

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Another expression linked to sailing is batten down the hatches.

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Many universities' first instinct will be to batten down the hatches and wait for this storm to pass.

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She will need the network as she continues to batten down the hatches.

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At least until the first Vioxx cases, Gilmartin's job is to batten down the hatches and hold the ship through the storm.

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