中文翻译与英英解释

n.
1.【建筑】板条；挂瓦条，压缝条。
2.小方材，小圆材。
3.【航海】扣板，压条，条板。
4.(舞台)装灯光的横木条。
5.万能曲线尺。
短语和例子
batten door 条板门。
vt.
装条板于；在…上钉扣板，把…用板条钉牢。 batten down (the hatches) 【航海】(暴风雨或失火时)钉上扣板密闭舱口。
n.
【纺织；印染】筘(框)。
vi.
1.饱餐，大吃 (on upon).
2.养肥自己，长胖 (on) 〔尤指损人利己〕；肥私囊。
短语和例子
batten on the poor 靠盘剥穷人养肥自己。
vt.
养肥(猪，羊等)。

a strip fixed to something to hold it firm

stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
同义词：batting,

secure with battens; "batten down a ship''s hatches"

furnish with battens; "batten ships"
同义词：batten down, secure,

A batten is a thin strip of solid material, typically made from wood, plastic or metal. Battens are used in building construction and various other fields as both structural and purely cosmetic elements.

例句与用法

Two t-sections are battened between the stems .
在两个T形断面梗部之间用钢钣条连接。

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。

The instinct of self-preservation warned him to batten down his hatches, to smother the fire with want of air .
自卫的本能警告他用木条把仓门钉好，把火头闷熄，不要闯出大祸来。

We cannot accept a system where a favored few can batten in extreme comfort while other toil .
极少数权贵人物过着养尊处优的生活，养得肥头大耳，而大多数人却在辛劳地工作，这样的制度我们决不能接受。

Two t - sections are battened between the stems
在两个t形断面梗部之间用钢钣条连接。

Batten down those hatches before we ' re on the bottom
赶在下沉前封住缺口！

There ' s a storm coming , so let ' s batten down the hatches
暴风雨就要来了，让我们把舱口都封住。

There ' s a storm coming so let ' s batten down the hatches
暴风雨即将来了，我们来钉上门口压条吧。

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。

Capitalists batten on the surplus value created by workers
资本家靠榨取工人创造的剩余价值而致富。