1. | [i] ~ (out) 孵出；出壳to come out of an egg |
Ten chicks hatched (out) this morning. 今早有十只小鸡出壳了。 |
2. | [i] ~ (out) 孵化；破壳to break open so that a young bird, fish, insect, etc. can come out |
The eggs are about to hatch. 这些蛋就要孵化了。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth 使（小鸟、小鱼、小虫等）孵出to make a young bird, fish, insect, etc. come out of an egg |
The female must find a warm place to hatch her eggs. 母的必须找个温暖的地方孵蛋。 |
4. | [t] ~ sth (up) 策划；（尤指）密谋to create a plan or an idea, especially in secret |
Have you been hatching up a deal with her? 你是不是在和她密谋什么交易？ |
1. | （船甲板或飞机底部装货物的）舱口an opening or a door in the deck of a ship or the bottom of an aircraft, through which goods to be carried are passed |
2. | （尤指厨房和餐厅之间供传递食物的）传菜窗口an opening in a wall between two rooms, especially a kitchen and a dining room , through which food can be passed |
a serving hatch 传递饭菜的窗口 |
3. | （飞机或宇宙飞船的）舱门a door in an aircraft or a spacecraft |
an escape hatch 紧急出口 |
4. | （地面或天花板的）开口，门，盖子an opening or a door in a floor or ceiling |
a hatch to the attic 通阁楼的门 |
