hatch /hætʃ/ star2 CET6 TEM4 (hatching,hatched,hatches)

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  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） 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（及物动词/不及物动词） 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（及物动词） 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（及物动词） 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（可数名词） 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（名词） the act or process of hatching 孵化
• 7.  

  N（名词） hatchback的缩写 [非正式] → short for hatchback