batten
n. 板条;曲尺;扣板;小方材
vt. 在……钉扣板;养肥;装条板
vi. 长胖;贪吃
n. (Batten)人名;(日)拔天(名);(英)巴滕
复数 battens
第三人称单数 battens
现在分词 battening
过去式 battened
过去分词 battened
例句
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。
Another expression linked to sailing is batten down the hatches .
和航海相关的另一个短语是batten down the hatches(未雨绸缪)。
On closer inspection, however, it becomes clear that the crisis forced the industry as a whole to batten down the hatches.
然而,通过更仔细地观察,我们可以清晰地发现,这场危机迫使整个保险业严正以待。