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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | | batten⇒ viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (secure closed, fasten) | 用木板固定某物
yòng mù bǎn gù dìng mǒu wù | | | | 其他翻译 | | batten nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (strip of solid material) | 板条
bǎn tiáo | | | They asked for advice as to whether to use battens on the roof. | batten on [sth],
batten upon [sth] vi + prep | rare (grow fat on) | 养肥
yǎng féi | | | The sheep are battening well on the rich grass in the meadow. | batten on [sth],
batten upon [sth] vi + prep | (feed greedily on) | 贪吃
tān chī | | | The revellers sat down at the table and battened upon the food. | batten on [sb],
batten upon [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (prosper at [sb]'s expense) | 损人肥己
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 动词短语 | batten [sth] down,
batten down [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (close securely) | 将…封起来
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 复合形式： | | batten down the hatches v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (prepare defenses) | 未雨绸缪
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