单词	batten
释义	batten1 verbbatten2 noun battenbat‧ten1 /ˈbætn/ verb Verb Table VERB TABLE batten Simple Form Present I, you, we, they batten he, she, it battens Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they battened Present perfect I, you, we, they have battened he, she, it has battened Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had battened Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will batten Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have battened Continuous Form Present I am battening he, she, it is battening you, we, they are battening Past I, he, she, it was battening you, we, they were battening Present perfect I, you, we, they have been battening he, she, it has been battening Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been battening Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be battening Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been battening Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS It will be necessary to batten the ceiling to take the new boards. Scholars will be battening on the footnotes for years to come. She could do nothing but batten down the conversational hatches and wait until the storm blew itself out. Such societies or covens batten on their own secrecy. The same mud which sucked at my shoe, battening on the heel like an animal. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► batten down the hatches Businesses are focused on survival - everyone's battening down the hatches. ► batten on somebody 1batten down the hatches a)to prepare yourself for a period of difficulty or trouble b)to firmly fasten the entrances to the lower part of a ship2batten on somebody British English formal to live well by using someone else’s money, possessions etc – used to show disapproval batten1 verbbatten2 noun battenbatten2 noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINbatten2 Origin: 1600-1700 French bâton; ➔ BATON Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A dual batten option is commonplace, enabling the sail to be set soft if desired. And as an aid to drilling, make a simple template from a length of batten. Dual batten system A way of saying that the sail can use full or half length battens. Fix the batten in place with angle brackets, then attach the blind with touch-and-close fastener. I nailed the batten back on top. I prized a batten off the wall behind my bed. The board is then cut to size and screwed on to the battens. word sets WORD SETS► Construction adobe, nounasphalt, nounbatten, nounbeam, nounblueprint, nounboard, nounboom, nounbreeze-block, nounbrick, nounbricklayer, nounbrickwork, nounbucket, nounbuilder, nounbuilding contractor, nounbuilding site, nounbulldoze, verbbulldozer, nounbuttress, nouncaisson, nouncantilever, nouncastellated, adjectivecavity wall, nouncement, nouncement, verbconcrete, adjectiveconcrete, nounconcrete, verbconduit, nounconstruct, verbcrane, nouncrosspiece, noundaub, noundigger, noundowel, noundrain, noundrainage, noundraughtsman, noundry-stone wall, noundry wall, nounduckboards, noundustsheet, nounembankment, nounerect, verberection, nounfence, verbfencing, nounfiberboard, nounfibreboard, nounfloor plan, nounfoundation, noungantry, noungatepost, noungirder, noungreenfield site, nounhalf-timbered, adjectivehard hat, nounhod, nounhousing association, nounhousing project, nounjackhammer, nounjib, nounjoist, nounkeystone, nounlath, nounleading, nounmansard, nounmortar, nounpanelling, nounpanel pin, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpebbledash, nounpier, nounpile driver, nounplank, nounplanking, nounplaster, nounplaster, verbplasterboard, nounplasterer, nounplate glass, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounprime, verbprimer, nounproperty developer, nounputty, nounquantity surveyor, nounrebuild, verbreconstruct, verbreconstruction, nounrefurbish, verbreinforced concrete, nounrendering, nounrenovate, verbrevetment, nounroof, nounroof, verbroofing, nounrooftop, nounrubble, nounsand, verbsandstone, nounsaw, verbscaffold, nounscaffolding, nounshovel, nounsite, nounskip, nounslab, nounslate, nounspan, verbstarter home, nounsteam shovel, nounstilt, nounstucco, nounsurface, verbsuspension bridge, nounthatch, nounthatched, adjectivetile, nountile, verbtiling, nountimber, nountopcoat, noun a long narrow piece of wood that is attached to other pieces of wood or another building material to strengthen them and keep them in place
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