英 [ˈbætnɪŋ] 美 [ˈbætnɪŋ]
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）
batten /ˈbætən/ [ battening battened battens ]
可数名词 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。
及物动词 If something is battened in place, it is made secure by having battens attached across it or by being closed firmly. 钉牢
The roof was never securely battened down.
屋顶从来就没有用木板钉牢过。
动词 to furnish or strengthen with battens 用条板装饰或加固
动词 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
stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
同义词： batting
a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
secure with battens
batten down a ship's hatches
木板间壁
钉板条
钉上扣条
钉上扣条
... 石坡 rock slope; shipo 补隙板 battening 填石坡；堆石坡 rock-fill slope ...
钉上扣条
钉上扣条；打纬；养肥（batten的ing形式）
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
Canada is a country of ferocious northern winters, whose stoical people are used to battening down their hatches.
Because, in the wake of a major financial crisis, households, companies and banks are all battening down the hatches.
In Goma, the UN - which has faced a backlash for failing to protect civilians - was battening down as people flooded in the city.