hatch

hatch1
noun
  1. an opening of restricted size allowing for passage from one area to another, in particular
    （从一处通往另一处的）入口，尤指
    ■a door in an aircraft, spacecraft, or submarine
    （飞机、宇宙飞船、潜水艇上的）舱门
    ■an opening in the deck of a boat or ship leading to the cabin or a lower level
    （船甲板上通往下面的）有盖舱口
    a cargo hatch.
    货舱口。
    ■an opening in a ceiling leading to a loft
    （天花板上的）阁楼出入口
    ■an opening in a kitchen wall for serving or selling food through
    （厨房墙上的）取菜口，卖菜口
    a service hatch.
    服务窗口。
    ■the rear door of a hatchback car
    舱门式汽车后背的门
    ■short for hatchback
    hatchback的简称
常用词组
down the hatch
  1. (informal)used to express friendly feelings towards one's companions before drinking
    (非正式)干杯（饮酒前朋友之间的互祝之词）
under the hatches
  1. below deck in a ship
    在甲板下面
语源
  1. Old English hæcc (denoting the lower half of a divided door), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hek 'paling, screen'
hatch2
verb
  1. [no obj.](of a young bird, fish, or reptile) emerge from its egg
    （鸟，鱼，爬行动物）孵出
    ten little chicks hatched out.
    十只小鸡孵出来了。
    ■(of an egg) open and produce a young animal
    （蛋）孵化
    eggs need to be put in a warm place to hatch.
    蛋要放在温暖的地方孵化。
    ■[with obj.]incubate (an egg)
    孵（蛋）
    ■[with obj.]cause (a young animal) to emerge from its egg
    使孵出
    our penguins were hatched and hand-reared here.
    我们的企鹅在这里孵化并人工喂养。
  2. [with obj.]conspire to devise (a plot or plan)
    策划（阴谋，计划）
    the little plot that you and Sylvia hatched up last night.
    你和西尔维亚昨天晚上想出来的小小阴谋。
noun
  1. a newly hatched brood
    新孵出的幼仔
    a hatch of mayflies.
    新孵出的一窝小飞蝼蛄。
hatches, matches, and dispatches
  1. (informal)used to refer to the births, marriages, and deaths columns in a newspaper
语源
  1. middle English hacche; related to Swedish häcka and Danish hække
hatch3
verb
  1. [with obj.](in fine art and technical drawing) shade (an area) with closely drawn parallel lines
    （美术和技术绘图用语）画阴影线
    [as noun hatching]the miniaturist's use of hatching and stippling.
    微图画家对阴影线和点画法的运用。
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (in the sense 'inlay with strips of metal'): from Old French hacher, from hache (see hatchet)
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