battenKK [ˋbætən] /ˈbætən/名詞1板條、壓條、木條He nailed a thin batten along the edge of the shelf.他沿著架子邊緣釘上一根細木條。2帆骨、撐條航海One of the battens in the mainsail had snapped.主帆裡的一根帆骨斷掉了。動詞1用板條固定、釘上壓條The workers battened the loose panels before the storm arrived.工人在暴風雨來臨前用板條把鬆脫的面板固定好。片語動詞1封緊、釘牢、做好防範We battened down everything on deck as the wind rose.風勢變強時,我們把甲板上的東西全都固定牢。片語1嚴陣以待、做好萬全準備口語The company is battening down the hatches for a tough year.公司正嚴陣以待,準備面對艱困的一年。