1. The worker battened down the loose windows. 工人用板条钉牢松脱的窗户。
2. She avoided have to work by batten on her rich relatives. 她仗着她那些有钱的亲戚而不必工作,得以坐享清福。
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。
英英解释
n.
1. stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
2. a strip fixed to something to hold it firm v.
1. furnish with battens
2. secure with battens