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batten

音標['b?tn] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 板條, 木板
【機】 夾板, 撐條

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:battened 過去分詞:battened 現在分詞:battening 第三人稱單數:battens 

英文解釋：

名詞 batten:

  1. stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
    同義詞：batting
  2. a strip fixed to something to hold it firm

動詞 batten:

  1. furnish with battens
    同義詞：batten down, secure
  2. secure with battens

例句：

  1. The rich batten on the poor.
    富人靠剝削窮人發財。
  2. The threat of inflation has made many city institutions batten down hatches and not take risks in the stock market.
    通貨膨脹的威脅已使城市許多公共機構作好準備，不去股票市場冒險。
  3. The hilly areas make good sheep pasture; sheep will batten on the lush grass.
    這一帶山區是很好的牧羊場，羊吃了茂盛的青草會長得肥肥的。

詳細解釋：


batten

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
bat.tened,bat.ten.ing,bat.tens
To become fat.
變肥
To thrive and prosper, especially at another`s expense:
中飽私囊，慷他人之慨：尤指以損害別人為代價而養肥自己，繁榮，興旺：
例句：
slumlords who batten on the poor.
破屋的房東專以損害窮人的利益而中飽私囊

來源：
Ultimately from Old Norse batna [to improve] * see bhad-
最終源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 batna [提高] *參見 bhad-

batten
batten 2

n.（名詞）
Nautical
【航海】
One of several flexible strips of wood placed in pockets at the outer edge of a sail to keep it flat.
木條，板條：幾塊放在船帆外部用以保持船帆平整的柔韌木條
A narrow strip of wood used to fasten down the edges of the material that covers hatches in foul weather.
壓板條：一種用來固定在惡劣天氣下遮蓋船艙口材料邊緣的窄木條
Chiefly British A narrow strip of wood used especially for flooring.
【多用於英國】 木板條：特別是用來鋪地板窄木條
v.tr.（及物動詞）
bat.tened,bat.ten.ing,bat.tens
Nautical To furnish, fasten, or secure with battens:
【航海】 固定板條：釘板條或壓條以便固定，堅固：
例句：
batten down the hatches.
釘上艙口壓條封閉艙口

來源：
Middle English batent
中古英文 batent
from Old French bataunt [wooden strip, clapper] [from present participle of] batre [to beat] * see batter
源自 古法文 bataunt [木條，壓條] [] 源自batre的現在分詞 [打] *參見 batter

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