名詞 hatch:

1. the production of young from an egg
   同義詞：hatching
2. shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
   同義詞：hatching, crosshatch, hachure
3. a movable barrier covering a hatchway

動(dòng)詞 hatch:

1. emerge from the eggs
2. devise or invent
   同義詞：think up, think of, dream up, concoct
3. inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating
4. draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper
5. sit on (eggs)
   同義詞：brood, cover, incubate

1. Be this what you call counting your chicken before they hatch?
   這就是所謂蛋未孵出先數(shù)雞(打如意算盤)嗎？
2. Hen's eggs take21 days to hatch out.
   雞蛋需要21天才孵化。
3. Chicks are hatching from the eggs.
   小雞正從蛋殼里孵出來(lái)。
4. Three of the chickens hatched today.
   今天有三只小雞出殼。

hatch

n.（名詞）

An opening, as in the deck of a ship, in the roof or floor of a building, or in an aircraft.
入口，艙口：建筑物屋頂或地板上的開口，如在船的甲板或飛機(jī)上
The cover for such an opening.
艙口蓋：覆蓋這種開口的蓋子
A hatchway.
艙口，開降口
Nautical A ship`s compartment.
【航?！?/i> 船只的水密艙
The hinged rear door of a hatchback.
倉(cāng)門式后背有鉸鏈的后門
A floodgate.
水閘門

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>down the hatch【俚語(yǔ)】
Drink up. Often used as a toast.
干杯。經(jīng)常用于祝酒
來(lái)源：
Middle English [small door]
中古英語(yǔ) [小門]
from Old English hôc, hôcc
源自 古英語(yǔ) hôc, hôcc

hatch
hatch 2

v.（動(dòng)詞）
hatched,hatch.ing,hatch.es
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To emerge from or break out of an egg.
（小雞等）出殼：從蛋殼里爬出或打碎蛋殼而出
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To produce (young) from an egg.
孵化：從蛋里產(chǎn)出（幼體）
To cause (an egg or eggs) to produce young.
使孵化：使蛋產(chǎn)出幼體
To devise or originate, especially in secret:
尤指秘密地設(shè)計(jì)或制造：
例句：
hatch an assassination plot.
密謀暗殺計(jì)劃

n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of hatching.
孵化的行為或事例
The young hatched at one time; a brood.
一次孵出的幼體；（雞等）一窩

來(lái)源：
Middle English hacchen
中古英語(yǔ) hacchen
from Old English *hôccan
源自 古英語(yǔ) *hôccan

【引伸】
hatch.er
n.（名詞）

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hatch
hatch 3

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
hatched,hatch.ing,hatch.es
To shade by drawing or etching fine parallel or crossed lines on.
畫陰影：通過(guò)在…上勾勒或描寫細(xì)密的平行或交叉線使成為陰影
n.（名詞）
A fine line used in hatching.
畫陰影時(shí)用的細(xì)線

來(lái)源：
Middle English hachen [to engrave, carve]
中古英語(yǔ) hachen [雕刻，刻]
from Old French hacher, hachier [to cross-hatch, cut up] * see hash
源自 古法語(yǔ) hacher, hachier [用交叉線畫陰影，切碎] *參見 hash