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v. 用板条或压条固定( batten的现在分词 );(损人利己地)养肥自己;打纬
battening 用法和例句
- Israel 's generals are already battening down the hatches .
- 以色列的军事将领已经做好了准备。
- A man doesn 't feel right , battening on his in-laws .
- 一个男人要靠姻亲过活是不好受的。
- As for the workers , the habit of battening down the hatches , which so irritates many companies , may be a sensible response to economic turmoil .
- 工人勒紧裤腰带的习惯,让很多公司都很恼怒,但这或许对经济动荡来说的是一个明智选择吧。