batten down the hatches

钉牢舱盖

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To secure the hatches on a ship. Also used figuratively to mean preparing for a difficult situation.

固定船上的舱盖。也比喻为困难局面做准备。

hatchVERB + NOUN

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batten down the hatches = 钉牢舱盖 (固定船上的舱盖。也比喻为困难局面做准备。)

  • They battened down the hatches and prepared for the storm.他们封闭了舱口，为暴风雨做好了准备。
  • The crew quickly battened down the hatches as the waves grew larger.随着海浪越来越大，船员们迅速封闭了舱口。
  • We need to batten down the hatches before the hurricane hits.我们需要在飓风来临之前封闭舱口。
  • The captain ordered everyone to batten down the hatches immediately.船长命令所有人立即封闭舱口。
  • When economic trouble looms, businesses batten down the hatches and cut costs.当经济困难迫近时，企业会严阵以待并削减成本。
  • It's time to batten down the hatches and weather this financial crisis.是时候严阵以待，度过这场金融危机了。
  • The sailors battened down the hatches as soon as they saw the dark clouds.水手们一看到乌云就封闭了舱口。
  • Management decided to batten down the hatches until market conditions improved.管理层决定严阵以待，直到市场状况改善。
  • Before the typhoon arrived, all ships battened down their hatches.在台风到来之前，所有船只都封闭了舱口。
  • The company is battening down the hatches in preparation for tough times ahead.公司正在严阵以待，为即将到来的困难时期做准备。