| 词汇 | battening |
| 释义 | battening present participle ofbatten batten verb[ T ] uk /ˈbæt.ən/ us /ˈbæt̬.ən/ to fasten something by fixing pieces of wood onto it: 给某物钉板条以加固 The boxes were securely battened before the journey.出发前箱子都用板条牢牢地钉好了。 Locking and bolting bar batten bolt handcuff hermetically latch lock lock (something) up lock someone out lock something in lockable love lock padlock relock self-locking shut shut someone away unlockable Idiombatten down the hatches Phrasal verbbatten on someone Examples of batteningbattening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Ghosts, it seems, cannot thrive without battening on what we already know, or imagine we once knew: they are not quite monsters, nor are they quite familiar. They are allowed and will be allowed to go on in this country battening upon the sorrows and sacrifices of the men of their country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is part of the battening down of hatches against the hard times ahead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would he do something about these parasites who are battening on the public? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A block grant battening down the activities of local authorities makes the possibilities of expansion difficult for them as time goes on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such a spectacle is obscene, like a lot of flies battening on a carcase. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are certainly slimming down in our company, but we are also putting our heads down, we are battening down the hatches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is an imaginary idea that they are people of bloated wealth battening on the lives of the people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We were told that the greed of the shipowner was battening upon the food of the poor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggest that, even with this shortening of sail and battening down of hatches, industry will not survive this storm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These boys cannot protect themselves because they are surrounded by people who are literally battening upon them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The legal community are again battening on the trading public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All those who are battening on industry are exempted, and all those who take part in production are taxed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The lack of consumer confidence is spreading and the agricultural markets are battening down the hatches. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These are the people who are battening on the difficulties of poor girls who come to this city, and to other cities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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