batten down

na.(暴风雨或失火时)钉上扣板密闭舱口

网络释义：封舱

网络释义

na.1.(暴风雨或失火时)钉上扣板密闭舱口

na.1.to make something such as a door or window safe by closing it tightly or fastening it with a piece of wood2.to get ready or to make something ready for a difficult or dangerous situation3.to prepare for a difficult or dangerous situation by taking action to protect yourself; to close the entrances to the lower part of a ship very tightly, especially in a storm

1.封舱 battapon 大队 batten down 封舱 batten 压条 ...

1.And Mr Netanyahu's American backers may, he fears, have to batten down in the face of some stormy years ahead under Mr Obama.而且内塔尼亚胡担心在奥巴马执政的日子里，他的美国的支持者不得不做好准备以防“暴风骤雨式改革打压”的降临。

2.On closer inspection, however, it becomes clear that the crisis forced the industry as a whole to batten down the hatches.然而，通过更仔细地观察，我们可以清晰地发现，这场危机迫使整个保险业严正以待。

3.the instinct of self - preservation warned him to batten down his hatches , to smother the fire with want of air.自卫的本能警告他用木条把仓门钉好，把火头闷熄，不要闯出大祸来。

4.You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits.你和你的朋友们最好小心点因为到那个时候

5.Batten down the hatches when this sea otter pirate comes aboard . He's got a great right hook !在这只水獭海盗上船之前赶紧封舱做好准备！他有厉害的右勾手！

6.And three Balkan countries on the verge of admission this week (Croatia, Macedonia, and Albania) can help batten down that volatile region.而且克罗地亚、马其顿和阿尔巴尼亚这三个巴尔干国家本周差不多获得接纳，有助于这个动荡地区的稳定。

7.Another expression pnked to saipng is " batten down the hatches" .另一个与航海相关的表达是“用半条封舱”。

8.batten down a ship's hatches.给轮船的舱口钉上板条。

9.Dictators clatter down the stairs and batten down the hatches as their regimes implode;政权内乱时，独裁者咔嗒咔嗒走下楼梯，封闭洞口；

10.the threat of inflation has made many city institutions batten down hatches and not take risks in the stock market通货膨胀的威胁已使城市许多公共机构作好准备，不去股票市场冒险。