hatch

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)

e.g. Birds brood
The female covers the eggs

Synonym: broodcoverincubate

2. emerge from the eggs

e.g. young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch

3. draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper

e.g. hatch the sheet

4. devise or invent

e.g. He thought up a plan to get rich quickly
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

1. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. The young disappeared soon after they were hatched.
雏鸟出壳后不久就不见了。

2. 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.

e.g. The eggs hatch after a week or ten days...
蛋在1周或10天后孵化。
e.g. 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. 筹划;策划;谋划
If you hatch a plot or a scheme, you think of it and work it out.

e.g. 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. （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.

e.g. He stuck his head up through the hatch...
他从舱口探出头来。
e.g. 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. 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.

e.g. 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。

相关词组：hatch out

1. 孵化：他们的方法是对商业捕捞上来的鱼抽样,根据它们的身体某特征(一个骨头)确定它们的年龄(这里有题,问的是这帮人的手段depends on以下哪项,选能够确定鱼儿是什么时候孵化(hatch)的),这么多抽几次样,就大概知道某个年龄的鱼在海里的数量了.

2. 阴影：所以没有回焊般的温度问题.但是lift-off问题与流焊(Flow)的制程条件有极深的关系,而成长,但对其他各种的因素亦需加以考虑.因冷热周期(Cycle)之应力蓄积的影其中阴影(Hatch)的部份,即Harris的专利,

3. 舱盖：搁浅后,艏尖舱油箱(forepeak tank)和一号和二号舱盖(hatch)受损,但没有出现漏油情况,也没有人员伤亡. 同时,也没有影响新加坡海峡和附近水域的海上交通.