| 单词 | batten down |
| 释义 | batten down (once / 22818 pages) v WORD FAMILY batten down: battened down, battening down 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) Yet many still linger near the water, scrambling to batten down the hatches and make last-minute preparations. Los Angeles Times(Oct 06, 2016) Southeast battened down the hatches as Hurricane Matthew approached the coast. Wall Street Journal(Oct 05, 2016) v furnish with battens Syn|Hyper batten, secure beef up, fortify, strengthen make strong or stronger |
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