battening

基本解釋

She avoided having to work by battening on her rich relatives.
她仗著她那些有錢(qián)的親戚而不必工作，得以坐享清福。
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Or a newspaper might report that "defense lawyers were 'battening down the hatches' for testimony by someone who observed the crime."
或者報(bào)紙可能報(bào)道稱(chēng) “辯護(hù)律師正就目擊證人證言進(jìn)行辯護(hù)”。
And the company’s other actions suggest that it is battening down the hatches for a much rougher time than it expected at the start of June.
而且，該公司的其他行動(dòng)表明，六月初，它在為自己預(yù)測(cè)到的困難時(shí)期休整艙口。

A news report,for example, might say that people in Washington were battening down the hatches for a big winter storm.
Or a newspaper might report that "defense lawyers were 'battening down the hatches' for testimony by someone who observed the crime."

Canada is a country of ferocious northern winters, whose stoical people are used to battening down their hatches.
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Despite its ethos of transparency and a mission to make the world more open, Facebook seems to be battening down its hatches as it comes under FTC scrutiny for privacy concerns.
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A batten is a long strip of wood that is attached to something to strengthen it or to hold it firm.
If something is battened in place, it is made secure by having battens attached across it or by being closed firmly.
to furnish or strengthen with battens
to thrive, esp at the expense of someone else