He was busy battening down all the shutters and doors.

　　他正忙著用板條釘牢所有的百葉窗和門。

　　The roof was never securely battened down.

　　屋頂板條一直沒釘牢。

　　Many firms are battening down the hatches and preparing to ride out the storm.

　　很多公司正在加緊準(zhǔn)備，希望能挺過這場(chǎng)暴風(fēng)雨。

　　He had to spend two years bedridden with an injury.

　　他因傷不得不臥床兩年。

　　It is especially common in old people who are bedridden.

　　這在臥床的老年人中尤為常見。