hatch /hætʃ/ CET6 TEM4 ( hatching, hatched, hatches )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I When a baby bird, insect, or other animal hatches, or when it is hatched, it comes out of its egg by breaking the shell. 使孵出; 孵出

  例：

  The young disappeared soon after they were hatched.

  幼崽孵出后不久就不见了。

• 2. 

  V-T/V-I When an egg hatches or when a bird, insect, or other animal hatches an egg, the egg breaks open and a baby comes out. 孵化

  例：

  The eggs hatch after a week or ten days.

  这些蛋1周或10天后孵化。

• 3. 

  V-T If you hatch a plot or a scheme, you think of it and work it out. 策划

  例：

  He has accused opposition parties of hatching a plot to assassinate the pope.

  他曾指责各反对党阴谋策划暗杀教皇。

• 4. 

  V-T to mark (a figure, shade, etc) with fine parallel or crossed lines to indicate shading 在(图形、投影等上)画影线 [art] → compare hachure

• 5. 

  N-COUNT 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. 舱口; 舱口盖

  例：

  He stuck his head up through the hatch.

  他把脑袋伸出舱口。

• 6. 

  N the act or process of hatching 孵化

• 7. 

  N hatchback的缩写 [非正式] → short for hatchback