verb🔗Share变好，改善，变得更好。 To become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding."The sick puppy quickly batted. "生病的小狗很快就好起来了。conditionbiologyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share饱食，沉溺于。 To feed (on); to revel (in)."The children batted in the delicious ice cream, enjoying every last spoonful. "孩子们狼吞虎咽地吃着美味的冰淇淋，沉溺于每一勺的甜蜜滋味。foodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share吃肥， 饕餮 To thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously."After winning the lottery, he seemed to batten on expensive food and extravagant parties. "中了彩票后，他好像靠着大吃大喝和奢侈的派对把自己吃肥了。animalfoodbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share飞黄腾达， prospering， 享乐. To thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously."Robber barons who battened on the poor"那些靠剥削穷人而飞黄腾达的强盗式资本家。economybusinessfinancevaluesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share幸灾乐祸， удовлетворять. To gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat."The bully would batten on the other child's distress after taking his lunch money. "那个恶霸抢走午餐钱后，会幸灾乐祸地看着那个孩子痛苦的样子，以此来满足自己变态的欲望。charactermindemotionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share养肥，使…肥壮 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. "为了让牛群过冬前膘肥体壮，农夫辛勤劳作，确保它们有充足的牧草和谷物。animalagriculturebiologyfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share肥沃，使肥沃。 To fertilize or enrich, as land."The farmer worked hard to batten the fields with compost and manure, hoping for a bountiful harvest. "农民辛勤劳作，用堆肥和粪肥来肥沃田地，希望获得丰收。agricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share板条，压条 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. "木匠在两块木板上钉了一根压条，以防止它们分开。materialbuildingarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share板条，压条。 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. "水手小心地把帆骨插入帆的口袋里，以改善帆的形状和性能。nauticalsailingtechnicalitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share灯杆，吊杆 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. "舞台工人小心地放下连接在吊杆上的布景。stageentertainmenttechnicalbuildingarchitectureitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share筘，笳。 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. "织工调整了筘，以确保每一根纬线都精准到位，从而织出紧密均匀的布匹。machineutensiltechnologyitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share加固, 用板条固定 To furnish with battens."The carpenter will batten the roof planks to provide extra support against the strong winds. "木匠会用板条加固屋顶的木板，以提供额外的支撑，抵御强风。nauticalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用板条固定， 闩紧. To fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens."The sailor had to batten the hatch down tight before the storm hit. "水手必须在暴风雨来临前，用木条把舱口牢牢地闩紧。nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
