1 [I] hatch (out) (used about a baby bird, insect, fish, etc) to come out of an egg (指雏鸟、幼虫、小鱼等)从蛋或卵中孵出,孵化:
Ten chicks hatched (out) this morning.今天早上孵出了十只小鸡。
2 [T] to make a baby bird, etc come out of an egg 孵(雏鸟等);孵蛋:
How long do these eggs take to hatch?这些蛋孵出小鸟要多长时间?
3 [T] hatch sth (up) to think of a plan (usually to do sth bad) 策划(通常指阴谋):
He hatched a plan to avoid paying any income tax.为了逃避所得税,他想出了一个鬼主意。
hatch²
/hætʃ ||; hætʃ/noun[C]
1 an opening in the floor of a ship (the deck)through which cargo is lowered (船的甲板上供装卸货物的)舱口
2 an opening in the wall between a kitchen and another room that is used for passing food through (厨房和另一房间之间的墙上用来传递食物的)小窗口