There's a storm coming, so let's batten down the hatches.

They were warned against the companies who batten on the efforts of others.

有人提醒他们,要提防那些专靠他人的劳动以自肥的公司.

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.

The rich batten on the poor.

富人靠剥削穷人发财.

Capitalists batten on the surplus value created by workers.

资本家靠榨取工人创造的剩余价值而致富.

It is not fair to batten on one's relatives.

利用亲戚自饱私囊是不应该的.

They battened on the delicious dinner.

他们大吃美餐.

The slum lords battened on the poor.

贫民窟的出租屋主们靠盘剥穷人养肥了自己.

The sheep battened upon the herbage.

羊靠吃草本植物长肥.

The pigs battened on the plentiful fodder.

那些猪饲料充足,吃得膘肥体壮.

The trade union battened down.

工会采取果断行动以迎接困难.

The cattle battened on the plentiful fodder.

牲畜靠丰美的饲料养得膘肥体壮.

The few enormously rich battened on the poor.

为数不多的富豪盘剥穷人,养肥自己.

The worker battened down the loose windows.

工人用板条钉牢松脱的窗户.

We battened down at the first hurricane warning.

飓风警报一发出我们就封舱了.

The robber barons battened on the poor.

那些横行的贵族靠欺负穷人养肥了自己.

The ship's battened down the hatches before the storm.

在暴风雨来临之前,船上的水手将舱口钉满了木板.

Mr John so has battened down for any challenge from his opponents.

约翰逊生先已做好充分准备迎接反对派的挑战.

Two T-sections are battened between the stems.

在两个T形 断面 梗部之间用钢钣条连接.

The roof was never securely battened down.

屋顶板条一直没钉牢。

She avoided having to work by battening on her rich relatives.

她仗着她那些有钱的亲戚而不必工作,得以坐享清福.