中文翻译
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长肥,喂肥,养肥,发育旺盛,茁壮成长(常与on,upon连用):
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The sheep battened upon the herbage.
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贪婪地大吃,吃得过多,饱餐,大吃(常与on,upon连用);
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They battened on the delicious dinner.
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(尤指损人利己地)养肥自己,自肥,肥私囊,中饱私囊,损人利己 (常与on, upon连用):
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robber barons who battened on the poor
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to batten on the blood of the workers
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铺室内地板用的木板,长条木(通常规格为长6英尺、宽7英寸、厚2.5英寸)
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(船上的)扣板,(舱口围框的) 压条,条板,(用以固定盖舱口的油布等的) 板条
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(戏院舞台上用作挂电灯、垂幕、布景、背景屏等的) 吊杆[亦作 pipe batten]
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[亦作 dropper] [新西兰英语] (篱笆中架设电线的)直板条
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用压条(或板条、压缝条等)使固定(或加固、钉牢):
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The worker battened down the loose windows.
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【航海学】用油布和扣板把(舱口)封住,封舱(常与down连用):
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The tornado is coming, so we had better batten down the hatches here and get to the cellar.
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龙卷风即将来临,因此我们最好把这里的舱口封上,到地下室去。
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【机械学】为加工把(工件)固定在工作台(或机座)
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batten down the hatches