verb🔗Share良くなる, 元気になるTo become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding."The sick puppy quickly batted. "病気の仔犬はすぐに元気になった。conditionbiologyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share食べる, 楽しむTo feed (on); to revel (in)."The children batted in the delicious ice cream, enjoying every last spoonful. "子供たちは美味しいアイスクリームを食べて、最後の一さじまで楽しんだ。foodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share肥え太る, むさぼり食うTo thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously."After winning the lottery, he seemed to batten on expensive food and extravagant parties. "宝くじに当選した後、彼は高価な食べ物と派手なパーティーで肥え太っているようだった。animalfoodbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share繁栄する, 贅沢をするTo thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously."Robber barons who battened on the poor"貧しい人々を犠牲にして贅沢をした強盗貴族。economybusinessfinancevaluesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareむさぼる, 貪るTo gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat."The bully would batten on the other child's distress after taking his lunch money. "いじめっ子は、他の子の昼食代を奪った後、その子の苦痛をむさぼった。charactermindemotionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share肥育する, 太らせるTo improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive due to plenteous feeding."The farmer worked hard to batten his cattle, ensuring they had plenty of grass and grain before winter. "農家は、冬前に牛に十分な草と穀物を与え、牛を肥育するために懸命に働きました。animalagriculturebiologyfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share肥沃にする、肥料を与えるTo fertilize or enrich, as land."The farmer worked hard to batten the fields with compost and manure, hoping for a bountiful harvest. "農夫は豊かな収穫を願って、堆肥と肥料で畑を肥沃にするために懸命に働いた。agricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share細長い板A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point."The carpenter nailed a batten across the two boards to keep them from separating. "大工は2枚の板が離れないように、細長い板を打ち付けました。materialbuildingarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share細長い板A long strip of wood, metal, fibreglass etc., used for various purposes aboard ship, especially one inserted in a pocket sewn on the sail in order to keep the sail flat."The sailor carefully inserted the batten into the sail pocket to improve its shape and performance. "船乗りは、形と性能を改善するために、細長い板を帆のポケットに注意深く差し込みました。nauticalsailingtechnicalitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareバトンIn stagecraft, a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a theater."The stagehands carefully lowered the scenery attached to the batten. "舞台係は、バトンに取り付けられた背景を慎重に降ろしました。stageentertainmenttechnicalbuildingarchitectureitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share筬The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof."The weaver adjusted the batten to ensure each thread was perfectly in place, creating a tight and even weave. "織工は、各糸が完全に所定の位置にあることを確認するために筬を調整し、きつく均一な織り方を作り出しました。machineutensiltechnologyitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share羽目板を取り付けるTo furnish with battens."The carpenter will batten the roof planks to provide extra support against the strong winds. "大工は、強風に対する追加のサポートを提供するために、屋根板に羽目板を取り付けるでしょう。nauticalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share羽目板で固定するTo fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens."The sailor had to batten the hatch down tight before the storm hit. "嵐が来る前に、船乗りはハッチを羽目板でしっかりと固定しなければならなかった。nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
