battening

英 [ˈbætnɪŋ]

美 [ˈbætnɪŋ]

v. 用板条或压条固定; （损人利己地）养肥自己
batten的现在分词

现在分词：battening

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.
1. ...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.
1. The roof was never securely battened down.
  屋顶板条一直没钉牢。
2. ...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
to batten down the hatches → see: hatch

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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。
A news report, for example, might say that people in Washington were battening down the hatches for a big winter storm.
例如，新闻报道可以说，华盛顿的人们在为即将到来的大风雪天气而未雨绸。
This paper introduces the construction of weft insertion motion of rapier loom G1613, and analyses the movement regulation of weft insertion and battening.
介绍了G1613型剑杆织机引纬系统的组成，对引纬系统的引纬和打纬等机构的运动规律进行了分析与讨论。
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 proposals suggest that Moscow is losing hope it can stave off the crisis with public spending and is instead battening down the hatches for what might be a prolonged recession.
这些计划表明，俄罗斯政府对于通过公共支出来抵御金融危机正逐渐丧失信心，目前正为一场可能旷日持久的衰退做好准备。