hatch

verb

/hætʃ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they hatch	/hætʃ/ /hætʃ/
he / she / it hatches	/ˈhætʃɪz/ /ˈhætʃɪz/
past simple hatched	/hætʃt/ /hætʃt/
past participle hatched	/hætʃt/ /hætʃt/
-ing form hatching	/ˈhætʃɪŋ/ /ˈhætʃɪŋ/

Idioms

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[intransitive] hatch (out) (of a young bird, fish, insect, etc.小鸟、小鱼、小虫等) to come out of an egg孵出；出壳
- Ten chicks hatched (out) this morning.今早有十只小鸡出壳了。
- the newly hatched chicks新孵化的小鸡
Topics Birdsc1, Fish and shellfishc1
[intransitive] hatch (out) (of an egg蛋) to break open so that a young bird, fish, insect, etc. can come out孵化；破壳
- The eggs are about to hatch.这些蛋就要孵化了。
- How long do the eggs take to hatch?鸡蛋孵化需要多长时间？
- The butterfly's eggs soon hatch into larvae.蝴蝶的卵很快孵化成幼虫。
Collocations The living world
The living world生物界Animals动物
- animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)动物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…为食
- fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)鱼／两栖动物游动／产卵
- birds fly/migrate/nest/sing鸟飞翔／迁徙／筑巢／啼叫
- insects crawl/fly/bite/sting昆虫爬／飞／咬／叮
- insects/bees/locusts swarm昆虫／蜜蜂／蝗虫成群地飞来飞去
- bees collect/gather nectar/pollen蜜蜂采蜜／花粉
- spiders spin/weave a web蜘蛛结网／织网
- snakes/lizards shed their skins蛇／蜥蜴蜕皮
- bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠
- insect larvae grow/develop/pupate昆虫的幼虫生长／发育／化蛹
- an egg/a chick/a larva hatches卵孵化；小鸡出壳；幼虫孵出
- attract/find/choose a mate吸引／找到／选择配偶
- produce/release eggs/sperm产卵；排卵；产生／释放精子
- lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs产卵；使卵受精；孵卵
- inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast栖居于森林／礁石／海岸
- mark/enter/defend (a) territory标出／进入／保卫领地
- stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey悄悄接近／猎杀／捕获／杀死猎物
Plants and fungi植物和真菌
- trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower树木／植物生长／开花
- a seed germinates/sprouts种子发芽
- leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form叶子／花蕾／根茎／幼苗长出来／长大／成形
- flower buds swell/open花蕾含苞欲放／绽放
- a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes something菌类生长／扩散／长满…
- pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant给花／植物授粉
- produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores长出／传播花粉／种子／孢子
- produce/bear fruit结果
- develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves长出根茎／嫩芽／叶子
- provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients提供／吸收／提取／释放营养物
- perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis进行／增加／减少光合作用
Bacteria and viruses细菌和病毒
- bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply细菌／微生物／病毒生长／扩散／繁殖
- bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on something细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长
- bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病
- bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物）
- a virus enters/invades something/the body病毒进入／侵入某物／身体
- a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)病毒变异／演化／（自我）复制
- be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria感染上／接触到一种新病毒／抗药性细菌
- contain/carry/harbour bacteria/a virus带有细菌／病毒
- kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria杀灭有害的／致命的细菌
[transitive] hatch something to make a young bird, fish, insect, etc. come out of an egg使（小鸟、小鱼、小虫等）孵出
- The female must find a warm place to hatch her eggs.母的必须找个温暖的地方孵蛋。
[transitive] hatch something (up) to create a plan or an idea, especially in secret策划；（尤指）密谋
- Have you been hatching up a deal with her?你是不是在和她密谋什么交易？
- Rebel MPs are hatching a secret plot to oust the prime minister.反对派下院议员正在密谋废黜首相。

Word Originverb Middle English hacche; related to Swedish häcka and Danish hække.

Idioms

don’t count your chickens (before they are hatched)

(saying) you should not be too confident that something will be successful, because something may still go wrong不要蛋未孵化先数小鸡；别过早打如意算盘Topics Successc2

hatch

noun

/hætʃ/

Idioms

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(also hatchway)
an opening or a door in a ship, aircraft or spacecraft（飞机或航天器的）舱门
- The engineer was peering into the service hatch.工程师正透过维修舱口往里看。
- an escape hatch紧急出口
Topics Transport by waterc2, Transport by airc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- closed
- open
- access
- …
verb + hatch
- lift
- open
- raise
- …
preposition
- through a/the hatch
- hatch between
- hatch to
- …
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an opening in a wall between two rooms, especially a kitchen and a dining room, through which food can be passed（尤指厨房和餐厅之间供传递食物的）传菜窗口
- a serving hatch传递饭菜的窗口
Extra Examples
- She opened the serving hatch and put the soup on the counter.她打开递菜窗口，把汤放在台子上。
- a hatch between the kitchen and the dining room厨房和餐厅之间的递菜口
- a hatch to the dining room朝向餐厅的小窗口
Topics Houses and homesc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- closed
- open
- access
- …
verb + hatch
- lift
- open
- raise
- …
preposition
- through a/the hatch
- hatch between
- hatch to
- …
See full entry
an opening or a door in a floor or ceiling（地面或天花板的）开口，门，盖子
- a hatch to the attic通阁楼的门
Extra Examples
- Leave the hatch open.让舱口开着。
- She lifted the hatch and slid it away from the opening.她提起活板门然后推开。
- Karen climbed through the hatch and disappeared from view.卡伦爬进开口处，没了踪影。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- closed
- open
- access
- …
verb + hatch
- lift
- open
- raise
- …
preposition
- through a/the hatch
- hatch between
- hatch to
- …
See full entry

Word Originnoun Old English hæcc (denoting the lower half of a divided door), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hek ‘paling, screen’.

Idioms

batten down the hatches

to prepare yourself for a period of difficulty or trouble做好迎接困难的准备
- A natural tendency in times of recession is to batten down the hatches and think about our own needs.经济衰退时期的一个自然趋势是做好准备，考虑我们自己的需求。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2
(on a ship船上) to shut all the entrances to the lower part, especially because a storm is expected（风暴来临前）封住底舱口

down the hatch

(informal, saying) used before drinking something, especially to express good wishes before drinking alcohol干杯（尤作祝酒辞）

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