battening
present participle ofbatten
| 单词 | battening |
| 释义 | battening present participle ofbatten batten verb[T] uk/ˈbæt.ən/us/ˈbæt̬.ən/tofastensomething byfixingpiecesofwoodonto it: Theboxesweresecurelybattened before thejourney. Locking and bolting
Idiombatten down the hatches Phrasal verbbatten onsomeone Examplesofbatteningbattening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Ghosts, it seems, cannot thrive withoutbatteningon what we already know, or imagine we once knew: they are not quite monsters, nor are they quite familiar. From theCambridge English Corpus They are allowed and will be allowed to go on in this countrybatteningupon the sorrows and sacrifices of the men of their country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is part of thebatteningdown of hatches against the hard times ahead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Would he do something about these parasites who arebatteningon the public? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A block grantbatteningdown the activities of local authorities makes the possibilities of expansion difficult for them as time goes on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Such a spectacle is obscene, like a lot of fliesbatteningon a carcase. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are certainly slimming down in our company, but we are also putting our heads down, we arebatteningdown the hatches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is an imaginary idea that they are people of bloated wealthbatteningon the lives of the people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We were told that the greed of the shipowner wasbatteningupon the food of the poor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggest that, even with this shortening of sail andbatteningdown of hatches, industry will not survive this storm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These boys cannot protect themselves because they are surrounded by people who are literallybatteningupon them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The legal community are againbatteningon the trading public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All those who arebatteningon industry are exempted, and all those who take part in production are taxed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The lack of consumer confidence is spreading and the agricultural markets arebatteningdown the hatches. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These are the people who arebatteningon the difficulties of poor girls who come to this city, and to other cities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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