Word of the Day : October 20, 2021

batten

用板条或压条固定

verb BAT-un ｜[bt()n]

What It Means

Batten means "to furnish or fasten with or as if with supports."

Batten 的意思是“用来装饰或用于固定、类似支撑”。

Examples

Residents battened down their doors and windows before the storm.

暴风雨来临前，居民们把门窗都固定好了。

"Everything was battened down and they were all set to leave the round-the-clock eatery—until they discovered there was no key to the front door. It had been that long since they'd locked it." — Bob Yesbek, The Cape Gazette (Lewes, Delaware), 7 May 2021

所有的东西都安置好后，他们准备离开这家24h营业的餐馆——直到他们发现他们没有前门钥匙。他们已经很久没锁它了。”

Did You Know?

Batten comes from the name for an iron bar used to secure the covering of a hatchway on a ship, which was especially useful in preparation of stormy weather. The verb batten is used in variations of the phrase "batten down the hatches," which means "to prepare for a difficult or dangerous situation." It winds back to Latin battuere, meaning "to beat."

Batten 的名字来源于用于固定船舱口上的铁条，这在暴风雨天气时特别有用。 动词 batten 用于短语“batten down the hatches「钉上扣板密闭舱口」”的变体，意思是“to prepare for a difficult or dangerous situation「为困难或危险的状况做准备」”。 它可以追回到拉丁语的 battuere，意思是“to beat「击败」”。

Quiz

What 5-letter word is the name for an object (as at a dock) around which a rope can be tied or a projecting piece on the bottom of a shoe to prevent slipping?