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- to prepare yourself for a period of difficulty or trouble做好迎接困难的准备
- A natural tendency in times of recession is to batten down the hatches and think about our own needs.经济衰退时期的一个自然趋势是做好准备,考虑我们自己的需求。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2 - (on a ship船上) to shut all the entrances to the lower part, especially because a storm is expected(风暴来临前)封住底舱口
See also hatch | batten |