batten
[ˈbætn]
n.
板条;
压条;
vt.
用板条或压条固定;
(损人利己地)养肥自己;
例句:
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Should farmers simply batten down the hatches until the viral tempest has passed?
来自BBC
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It is not fair to batten on one's relatives.
利用亲戚自饱私囊是不应该的.
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Can he still batten upon the blood of the employees nowadays?
如今他还能靠榨取雇员的血汗来养肥自己 吗 ?
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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.
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Batten has a passage that he likes to ask ninth graders to read.
来自NEWYORKER
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Both boys suffered from Batten Disease, a rare and fatal neurological illness.
来自MSN