battening是什么意思？

battening

• v. 用板条或压条固定( batten的现在分词 )，（损人利己地）养肥自己，打纬；

例句

• The herdsman drove afield battening his flocks with the fresh dews of night. 牧人把羊群赶到野外,用夜晚的新鲜露水催肥.
• She avoided having to work by battening on her rich relatives. 她仗着她那些有钱的亲戚而不必工作,得以坐享清福.
• Many firms are battening down the hatches and preparing to ride out the storm. 很多公司正在加紧准备，希望能挺过这场暴风雨。

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• N-COUNT
  （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.
  例句
  ...a batten to support the base timbers. 用来支撑底部木头的板条
• VERB
  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.
  例句
  The roof was never securely battened down. 屋顶板条一直没钉牢。 ...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