| 单词 | batten |
| 释义 | batten (once / 2101 pages) 1nv 2n WORD FAMILY batten: battened, battening, battens USAGE EXAMPLESNor is the weather service calling for people to batten down the hatches and buy hot cocoa by the pound. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) Mr Batten, an MEP for London, accused Prime Minister Theresa May of doing "nothing" since entering power in July to move Brexit along. BBC(Nov 29, 2016) Trump battened off working-class panic and white panic. Washington Post(Nov 11, 2016) 1 1n a strip fixed to something to hold it firm Hyper strip thin piece of wood or metal 2v secure with battens batten down a ship's hatches Hyper beef up, fortify, strengthen make strong or stronger 3v furnish with battens 2batten ships Syn|Hyper batten down, secure beef up, fortify, strengthen make strong or stronger n stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber Syn|Hyper batting stuffing padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture |
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