battening

常见例句

She avoided having to work by battening on her rich relatives.
她仗著她那些有钱的亲戚而不必工作，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."
或者报纸可能报道称 “辩护律师正就目击证人证言进行辩护”。
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，该公司的其他行动表明，六月初，它在为自己预测到的困难时期休整舱口。

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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Israel's generals are already battening down the hatches.
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