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batten

noun
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  1. a long narrow piece of wood that is used to keep other building materials in place on a wall or roof挂瓦条，压条，板条（用于固定其他建筑材料）Topics Buildingsc2
    Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Old French batant, present participle (used as a noun) of batre ‘to beat’, from Latin battuere.

batten

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they batten
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he / she / it battens
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past simple battened
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past participle battened
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-ing form battening
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Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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Idioms
batten down the hatches
  1. to prepare yourself for a period of difficulty or trouble做好迎接困难的准备
    • A natural tendency in times of recession is to batten down the hatches and think about our own needs.经济衰退时期的一种自然趋势是降低成本并考虑我们自己的需求。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
  2. (on a ship船上) to shut all the entrances to the lower part, especially because a storm is expected
（风暴来临前）封住底舱口