| 词组 | batten |
| 释义 | batten [battened, battened, battening] batten down batten down sth • batten sth down to firmly fasten a window, door, or entrance, in order to prevent damage from strong winds: ▪ Stephen was busy battening down all the shutters and doors before the hurricane arrived. ▪ An order was quickly given to batten down the ship's hatches and cover them. batten on batten on sb BrE old-fashioned to have a comfortable life or become successful by using or getting someone else's money in an unfair way: ▪ Advertising makes people buy things they do not want, enabling huge multinational companies to batten on the working classes. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑sponge off |
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