英语词汇“batten”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

释义

batten¹/ʹbat(ə)n/ noun

a thin narrow strip of squared timber, plastic, or metal

a thin strip of wood, plastic, etc, inserted into a sail to keep it flat and taut

a slat used to secure the tarpaulins and hatch covers of a ship

a strip holding a row of floodlights in a theatre

[French bâton: see baton]

batten²verb trans (battened, battening)

(often + down) to provide or fasten (an opening, etc) with battens

batten down the hatches

to prepare for a difficult or challenging time

[A ship's hatches (the means of access to the compartments below decks) have to be covered with tarpaulins held down by battens when rough weather is imminent.]

batten³verb intrans (battened, battening)

(+ on/upon) to thrive or grow prosperous, esp at the expense of somebody or something

The press of the United States? It is a parasitic growth that battens on the capitalist class — Jack London

[orig meaning to improve, grow fat, thrive; prob from Old Norse batna to improve]

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batten1/ʹbat(ə)n/ noun

batten2verb trans (battened, battening)

batten3verb intrans (battened, battening)

batten¹/ʹbat(ə)n/ noun

batten²verb trans (battened, battening)

batten³verb intrans (battened, battening)