battened

v.

用板条或压条固定( batten的过去式和过去分词 )；（损人利己地）养肥自己；

batten down封舱；采取果断行动以迎接困难

batten down the hatches（喻）未雨绸缪；做好准备

batten on靠…养肥；靠…而兴旺

1. The clamp is secured to the window edge, and the batten slipped through the clamp.
   夹子固定在窗边上，板条从夹子里滑了出来。

1. There's a storm coming, so let's batten down the hatches.
   暴风雨就要来了,让我们把舱口都封住。
2. The hilly areas make good sheep pasture; sheep will batten on the lush grass.
   这一带山区是很好的牧羊场，羊吃了茂盛的青草会长得肥肥的。
3. The rich batten on the poor.
   富人靠剥削穷人发财。
4. It is not fair to batten on one's relatives.
   利用亲戚自饱私囊是不应该的。
5. The capitalists batten on the blood of the workers.
   资本家靠榨取工人的血汗养自已。

Bond Strength in Battened Composite Columns
Built-up battened columns under lateral cyclic loading
Behavior of Laced and Battened Structural Members
Elastic axially compressed buckling of battened columns
Ultimate capacity of battened columns composed of four equal slender angles
Full-scale test of battened tubular column in New Beiyun International Airport Terminal
Research on load capacity of concrete filled columns with battened steel sections
Experimental investigation of built-up cold-formed steel section battened columns
Experimental research of the carrying capability of battened-beam structures under vertical load
Experimental investigation for the behaviour of battened beam-columns composed of four equal slender angles