单词 | batten down the hatches |
释义 | batten down the hatches From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbatten down the hatchesbatten down the hatchesa) PREPAREto prepare yourself for a period of difficulty or trouble b) TTWto firmly fasten the entrances to the lower part of a ship → battenExamples from the Corpusbatten down the hatches• Businesses are focused on survival - everyone's battening down the hatches. |
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