2VERB [usually passive]用板条(或压条)固定 If something is battened in place, it is made secure by having battens fixed across it or being closed firmly. 用板条(或压条)固定
The roof was never securely battened down. [beVERB-ed adv./prep.]
屋顶板条一直没钉牢。
...big pine shutters that could be battened against the noonday sun. [beVERB-ed adv./prep.]