batten

英 [ˈbæt.ən]      美 [ˈbæt̬.ən]
  • n. 板条;曲尺;扣板;小方材
  • vt. 在……钉扣板;养肥;装条板
  • vi. 长胖;贪吃
  • n. (Batten)人名;(日)拔天(名);(英)巴滕
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1. baton => batten.
2. French baton "a stick, a staff" => batten.
batten (n.)
"strip of wood (especially used to fasten canvas over ships' hatches)," 1650s, anglicized variant of baton "a stick, a staff" (see baton). Nautical use attested from 1769.
batten (v.1)
"to improve; to fatten," 1590s, probably representing an English dialectal survival of Old Norse batna "improve" (cognates: Old English batian, Old Frisian batia, Old High German bazen, Gothic gabatnan "to become better, avail, benefit," Old English bet "better;" also see boot (v.)). Related: Battened; battening.
batten (v.2)
"to furnish with battens," 1775, from batten (n.); phrase batten down recorded from 1823. Related: Battened; battening.
1. It is not fair to batten on one's relatives.
利用亲戚自饱私囊是不应该的.
2. Can he still batten upon the blood of the employees nowadays?
如今他还能靠榨取雇员的血汗来养肥自己 吗 ?
3. Capitalists batten on the surplus value created by workers.
资本家靠榨取工人创造的剩余价值而致富.
4. A large number of spot: 1 CM batten Korea, Mongolia Black Blocks, Slabs.
大量现货: 1CM韩国条板 、 蒙古黑荒料 、 厚板.
5. The crew had been mustered to batten down the hatches.
所有船员被集合起来进行封舱以防暴风雨袭击.

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