搜尋結果
batten
- IPA[ˈbatn]
英式
- a long flat strip of squared timber or metal used to hold something in place or as a fastening against a wall.;a strip of wood or metal for securing a tarpaulin over a ship's hatchway.
- strengthen or fasten (something) with battens
verb: batten, 3rd person present: battens, gerund or present participle: battening, past tense: battened, past participle: battened
noun: batten, plural noun: battens
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. a long flat strip of squared timber or metal used to hold something in place or as a fastening against a wall.
- ▪ a strip of wood or metal for securing a tarpaulin over a ship's hatchway.
- ▪ a strip of wood or plastic used to stiffen and hold the leech of a sail out from the mast.
動詞
- 1. strengthen or fasten (something) with battens Stephen was battening down the shutters