| 单词 | batten |
| 释义 | Word Frequency batten 1(ˈbætən) noun 1. a sawn strip of wood used in building to cover joints, provide a fixing for tiles or slates, support lathing, etc 2. a long narrow board used for flooring 3. a narrow flat length of wood or plastic inserted in pockets of a sail to give it proper shape 4. a lath used for holding a tarpaulin along the side of a raised hatch on a ship 5. theatre a. a row of lights b. the strip or bar supporting them 6. Also called: dropper New Zealand an upright part of a fence made of wood or other material, designed to keep wires at equal distances apart verb 7. (transitive) to furnish or strengthen with battens 8. batten down the hatches Derived forms battening (ˈbattening) noun Word origin C15: from French bâton stick; see batonWord Frequency batten 2(ˈbætən) verb (intransitive; usually foll by on) to thrive, esp at the expense of someone else to batten on poor people Word origin C16: probably from Old Norse batna to improve; related to Old Norse betr better1, Old High German bazzen to get betterWord Frequency Batten(ˈbætən) noun Jean. 1909–82, New Zealand aviator: the first woman to fly single-handed from Australia to Britain (1935) |
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