hatch

verb

1. 孵出；出壳
   to come out of an egg
   1. Ten chicks hatched (out) this morning.
      今早有十只小鸡出壳了。
2. 孵化；破壳
   to break open so that a young bird, fish, insect, etc. can come out
   1. The eggs are about to hatch.
      这些蛋就要孵化了。
3. 使（小鸟、小鱼、小虫等）孵出
   to make a young bird, fish, insect, etc. come out of an egg
   1. 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. 策划；（尤指）密谋
   to create a plan or idea, especially in secret
   1. Have you been hatching up a deal with her?
      你是不是在和她密谋什么交易？

noun

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）两室之间的小窗口
   an opening in a wall between two rooms, especially a kitchen and a dining room , through which food can be passed
   1. 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
   1. 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
   1. a hatch to the attic
      通阁楼的门

1. V-ERG 孵出;出壳
   When a baby bird, insect, or other animal hatches, or when it is hatched, it comes out of its egg by breaking the shell.
   1. As soon as the two chicks hatch, they leave the nest burrow...
      两只小鸟一出壳就离开了巢穴。
   2. The young disappeared soon after they were hatched.
      雏鸟出壳后不久就不见了。
2. V-ERG 破壳;孵化;孵（蛋）
   When an egg hatches or when a bird, insect, or other animal hatches an egg, the egg breaks open and a baby comes out.
   1. The eggs hatch after a week or ten days...
      蛋在1周或10天后孵化。
   2. During these periods the birds will lie on the cage floor as if trying to lay or hatch eggs.
      这些时期，鸟儿会趴在笼底，好像在下蛋或孵蛋。
   3. Hatch out means the same as hatch.
      hatch out 同 hatch
   4. Seeing the eggs hatch out for the first time is a moment that I will never forget.
      第一次看到蛋孵化的那一刻令我永世难忘。
3. VERB 筹划;策划;谋划
   If you hatch a plot or a scheme, you think of it and work it out.
   1. He has accused opposition parties of hatching a plot to assassinate the Pope.
      他指控反对党密谋暗杀教皇。
4. N-COUNT （船甲板上的）舱口，舱口盖
   A hatch is an opening in the deck of a ship, through which people or cargo can go. You can also refer to the door of this opening as a hatch.
   1. He stuck his head up through the hatch...
      他从舱口探出头来。
   2. All deck fittings, windows, hatches and doors had been fastened.
      甲板上所有的装置、窗户、舱口盖和门都已经关牢了。
5. （墙上或屋顶的）小窗口;（尤指厨房和餐厅间传递菜肴等的）小窗口，传菜口
   A hatch is an opening in a ceiling or a wall, especially between a kitchen and a dining room, which you can pass something such as food through.
6. PHRASE 做好准备（迎接挑战）；未雨绸缪
   If someone battens down the hatches, they prepare themselves so that they will be able to survive a coming difficulty or crisis.
   1. Many firms are battening down the hatches and preparing to ride out the storm.
      很多公司正在加紧准备，希望能挺过这场暴风雨。

1. As soon as the two chicks hatch, they leave the nest burrow
   两只小鸟一出壳就离开了巢穴。
2. The young disappeared soon after they were hatched.
   雏鸟出壳后不久就不见了。
3. The eggs hatch after a week or ten days
   蛋在1周或10天后孵化。
4. During these periods the birds will lie on the cage floor as if trying to lay or hatch eggs.
   这些时期，鸟儿会趴在笼底，好像在下蛋或孵蛋。
5. He has accused opposition parties of hatching a plot to assassinate the Pope.
   他指控反对党密谋暗杀教皇。
6. He stuck his head up through the hatch
   他从舱口探出头来。
7. All deck fittings, windows, hatches and doors had been fastened.
   甲板上所有的装置、窗户、舱口盖和门都已经关牢了。
8. Many firms are battening down the hatches and preparing to ride out the storm.
   很多公司正在加紧准备，希望能挺过这场暴风雨。
9. When the eggs hatch the larvae eat the living flesh of the host animal.
   当卵孵化后，幼虫取食寄主的鲜肉。
10. The eggs quickly hatch into larvae.
    虫卵很快孵化成幼虫。
11. When will the baby chickens hatch out?
    小鸡什么时候孵出？
12. Uneasy but eager, the whole family waited for the eggs to hatch.
    全家都是惴惴不安地又很兴奋地等候“收蚕”。
13. There's a hatch between the kitchen and dining room for serving food.
    厨房和餐室之间有一个传送饭菜的窗口。
14. Dad headed the bright idea of making a serving hatch in the wall between the kitchen and the dining room.
    爸爸出了一个好主意，在厨房和餐室之间的墙上开一个分发饭菜的窗口。
15. When will the eggs hatch?
    这些蛋什么时候孵化？
16. The female sits on the eggs until they hatch.
    雌鸟伏在蛋上直到其孵化。
17. We heard the noise of a hatch being closed.
    我们听到舱门关上的声音。
18. I mean I want to talk with you about the hatch cover.
    我的意思是我想和您谈一谈舱口盖的问题。
19. I need you to get to the forward escape hatch and let us in.
    我要你打开前面的安全舱口让我们进去。
20. Besides this, he found it impossible to stay under the hatch.
    这还不算，他发现再在这舱口下呆下去是不行了。
21. The program ruler comprises a hatch program, an immunity program and a production management program.
    程序尺包括孵化程序、免疫程序和生产管理程序。
22. He bolted the hatch down.
    他推上了舱盖的插销。
23. Which animal can hatch from the egg?
    哪种动物可以从蛋里孵出来？
24. In this case the chicks hatch and the shells disappear.
    在这种情况下，雏鸡孵化和炮弹消失。
25. The United States embassy was no longer a haven or an escape hatch.
    美国使馆不再是个避难所或逃跑的出口了。
26. A top hatch and a side door or two side doors provide access to and viewing of the engine.
    一个顶面舱口盖和一个边门或二个边门提供引擎的通入和观察。
27. He was not able to hatch chickens while the hen could.
    母鸡能孵出小鸡来，而他却不能。
28. If you fear death – well, you can close the hatch.
    如果你怕死，当然你也可以把舱盖关上。
29. After fourteen days the eggs hatch, the young using their hard beaks to break open the shell.
    蛋孵了十四天之后，幼鸟用它们坚硬的喙把壳啄开。
30. Sealed radio box hatch can be attached or removed with one screw.
    舱口密封广播中可以附加或删除一个螺钉。

  brood hatch incubate【导航词义：孵化】

  brood v. 孵蛋，抱窝

〔辨析〕尤指禽类孵蛋，直至幼禽破壳而出。

  hatch v. 孵出；出壳

〔辨析〕普通用词，指蛋破壳或孵出幼禽、小鱼、小虫等。

  incubate v. 孵（卵），孵化

〔辨析〕指禽类孵卵或蛋，或指卵、蛋等处于温暖的环境中直到被孵化。

v.

don't count your chickens (before they are hatched)

• 不要蛋未孵化先数小鸡；别过早打如意算盘
  you should not be too confident that sth will be successful, because sth may still go wrong

n.

down the hatch

• 干杯（尤作祝酒辞）
  used before drinking sth, especially to express good wishes before drinking alcohol

batten down the hatches

batten down the hatches

noun

1. a movable barrier covering a hatchway

2. shading consisting of multiple crossing lines

   Synonym:    hatchingcrosshatchhachure

3. the production of young from an egg

   Synonym:    hatching

verb

1. sit on (eggs)
   1. Birds brood
   2. The female covers the eggs

   Synonym:    broodcoverincubate

2. emerge from the eggs
   1. young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch

3. draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper
   1. hatch the sheet

4. devise or invent
   1. He thought up a plan to get rich quickly
   2. no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software

   Synonym:    think upthink ofdream upconcoct

5. inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating