batten
/ˈbætn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbætn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈba-tᵊn/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbæt.ən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbæt̬.ən/ (ame, ipa)
batten — 名詞
- battensingular
- battensplural
1. a long narrow piece of wood used in building to support other materials, seal jo
板條；壓條
用於建築的細長木條
a long narrow piece of wood used in building to support other materials, seal joints, or strengthen a surface such as a wall, roof, or floor
Mei-Lin bought oak battens for the new deck she was building behind her house.
Mei-Lin 買了橡木壓條，用來搭建屋後的新露臺。
collocation: oak battens / wooden battens
The carpenter nailed battens across the wall joints before applying the plaster.
木工在牆壁接縫處釘上板條，然後才塗上灰泥。
collocation: nail battens across [surface]
Aisha nailed pressure-treated battens to the rafters before the roofers laid the clay tiles.
Aisha 在鋪設屋瓦之前，先把經過防腐處理的板條釘在屋頂的椽木上。
Yuki fixed wooden battens across the roof joists to create a firm base for the slate tiles.
Yuki 把木製板條橫向固定在屋頂託樑上，為石板瓦打好堅固的基底。
用法筆記
Commonly used in the building and roofing trades. The plural form (battens) is frequent when referring to the material in general.
常見錯誤
batten — 動詞
- battenpresent simple I / you / we / they
- battens3rd person singular
- battening-ing form
- battenedpast simple
1. to fasten or secure something by fixing wooden battens onto it, typically to pro
用板條固定
以木條封緊以防風雨
to fasten or secure something by fixing wooden battens onto it, typically to protect against weather or movement
Before the typhoon arrived, the fisherman battened the hatches with thick wooden planks.
颱風來襲前，漁夫用厚木板把艙口封緊。
collocation: batten the hatches
Olaf watched the roofers batten timber strips across the rafters to prepare a nailing surface for the shingles.
Olaf 看著屋頂工人把板條固定在椽木上，以便鋪設屋瓦。
batten + timber strips + across [surface]
Rosa battened the wall frame with wooden strips before installing the plasterboard.
Rosa 用木條在牆面框架上釘好板條後，才安裝石膏板。
Carlos battened the loose fence panels so they would not break during the winter storms.
Carlos 用木條把鬆動的圍籬板固定好，以免在冬季暴風雨中損壞。
文法句型
batten + noun
batten down + noun
用法筆記
The literal sense is most common in nautical and construction contexts. 'Batten down' is far more frequent than the bare verb 'batten' alone.