英语词汇“batten down the hatches”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	batten down the hatches
释义	batten down the hatches in British English a. to use battens in nailing a tarpaulin over a hatch on a ship to make it secure b. to prepare for action, a crisis, etc See full dictionary entry for batten batten down the hatches in American English to fasten canvas over the hatches, esp. in preparing for a storm See full dictionary entry for batten batten down the hatches to prepare for a difficult situation by doing everything you can to protect yourself There is evidence that other banks are battening down the hatches amid rising baddebts and escalating wholesale borrowing costs. Examples of 'batten down the hatches' in a sentence batten down the hatches We get used to that, we endure, we harden, we batten down the hatches to protect our habits. Gee, Maggie LOST CHILDREN I don't want to say anything that will make you cry, so batten down the hatches and wait for my ship to come back. Andrews, Virginia WEB OF DREAMS
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batten down the hatches in British English