The instinct of self-preservation warned him to batten down his hatches, to smother the fire with want of air
自卫的本能警告他用木条把仓门钉好，把火头闷熄，不要闯出大祸来。
If you are just too exhausted to leave the confines of the house, unplug the phone, lock the door, batten down the hatches and spend the entire weekend at home, doing absolutely nothing.
如果你累得不想走出房门一步，就拔掉电话，锁上门，关上窗户，整个周末都呆在家里，什么都不要做。
But for now, batten down the hatches and get ready for some wild weather!
但目前则应未雨绸缪，为应付恶劣的天气作好准备。
There's a storm coming, so let's batten down the hatches
暴风雨就要来了，让我们把舱口都封住。
There's a storm coming, so let's batten down the hatches.
暴风雨就要来了，让我们把舱口都封
The threat of inflation has made many city institutions batten down hatches and not take risks in the stock market.
通货膨胀的威胁已使城市许多公共机构作好准备，不去股票市场冒险。
Meanwhile batten down the hatches for the next few weeks.
并为下几周做好计划准备。
The threat of inflation has made many city institutions batten down hatches and not take''.'risks'.
通货膨胀的威胁已使城市许多公共机构作好准备，不去股票''。
Another expression linked to sailing is batten down the hatches.
和航海相关的另一个短语是battendownthehatches（未雨绸缪）。
My sister's children were coming to stay so we had to batten down the hatches.
我姐姐的孩子孽来住几天，我们得事先作好准备。
Batten down the hatches when this sea otter pirate comes aboard. He's got a great right hook!
在这只水獭海盗上船之前赶紧封舱做好准备！他有厉害的右勾手！
For them, a crisis is a reason to batten down the hatches.
因为对他们而言，危机意味着准备着手面对困境。
Unbeknownst to most mainstream Facebook users, the social network actually offers a slew of privacy controls and security features which can help you batten down the hatches, so to speak.
大多数Facebook用户可能不知道，网络实际上提供了一些私有控制和安全功能来帮助你，是你的信息变得更安全。
The captain ordered the sailors to batten down the hatches of their ship, as a storm was coming soon.
暴风雨即将来临，因此船长命令水手将舱口封好。