hatch
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hatch1 /hætʃ/ ●○○ verb 1 
(also hatch out) [intransitive, transitive]HBB if an egg hatches, or if it is hatched, it breaks, letting the young bird, insect etc come out (使)〔蛋〕孵化 The eggs take three days to hatch. 这些蛋要三天时间才能孵化。2 (also hatch out) [intransitive, transitive]HBB if a young bird, insect etc hatches, or if it is hatched, it comes out of its egg (使)〔幼禽、幼虫等〕孵出，破壳而出 All the chicks have hatched out. 小鸡都已孵出。3. hatch a plot/plan/deal etc to form a plan etc in secret 策划阴谋/秘密计划/密谋交易等→ See Verb table
(also hatch out) [intransitive, transitive]HBB if an egg hatches, or if it is hatched, it breaks, letting the young bird, insect etc come out (使)〔蛋〕孵化 The eggs take three days to hatch. 这些蛋要三天时间才能孵化。2 (also hatch out) [intransitive, transitive]HBB if a young bird, insect etc hatches, or if it is hatched, it comes out of its egg (使)〔幼禽、幼虫等〕孵出，破壳而出 All the chicks have hatched out. 小鸡都已孵出。3. hatch a plot/plan/deal etc to form a plan etc in secret 策划阴谋/秘密计划/密谋交易等→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
hatch• Most pairs in Britain lay in the middle two weeks of May, with the eggs hatching 12 or 13 days later.• Breeze, who had hatched a good many herself, quickened her steps to a run, for her two friends were waiting.• The well-wrapped single egg then hatches, and the larva eats its home as its parent leaves.• The eggs should hatch any day now.• He has, in addition, hatched his own solution to the challenge of balancing love and work.• The court heard that a desperate financial crisis and debts of more than £40,000 drove Shooter to hatch his unsuccessful plot.• Millions of mosquito eggs will have hatched out by May.• All three seeds hatch the same adult.• The egg is hatched without any direct help from either parent.hatch2 noun [countable] 1 TTATTWa hole in a ship or aircraft, usually used for loading goods, or the door that covers it 〔船、飞机上的〕舱口；舱门escape hatch (=a hole in an aircraft etc through which you can escape) 逃逸舱口，应急离机口2. (also hatchway)DHHTBB a small hole in the wall, floor, or ceiling of a room, or the door that covers it 〔墙、地板上的〕开口；活板门3. down the hatch spoken informal something you say before drinking an alcoholic drink quickly 干杯Examples from the Corpus
hatch• The astronauts were fixing a hatch aboard the Mir space station.• Its designer shows how it can be fitted through a small kayak hatch in its assembled state.• The glassy rear hatch opens wide and the boot has low loading lip.• The oil spill will affect next spring's hatch.• Did some one forget to close the hatch?• She had fallen from the hatch.• Kalchu went to the chicken coop and lifted the hatch.escape hatch• There was also an escape hatch in the inner hard cocoon.• The two sides were now on a collision course: Khrushchev could not allow West Berlin to remain as an escape hatch.• Kids are looking for an escape hatch from the pressures of home.• Although normally kept shut, there is an escape hatch for the after cabin in each of the cockpit seats.• Another escape hatch that Olson slams shut upon us is the device of distinguishing between Pound-the-man and Pound-the-poet.• Even more important, birth control has a crucial escape hatch.• Unlike the cecropia and promethea moths, however, these two do not have built-in escape hatches for the emerging adults.• Taking hold of a strong branch, he finally cleared the escape hatch with his legs and dropped to the ground.• Some experts suggested that the escape hatch might have been damaged.Origin hatch1 (1400-1500) Origin unknown hatch2 Old English hæchatch1 verbhatch2 nounChinese
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hatch
hatch1 /hætʃ/ 
verb
1. (also hatch out) [intransitive and transitive] if an egg hatches, or if it is hatched, it breaks, letting the young bird, insect etc come out:
The eggs take three days to hatch.
2. (also hatch out) [intransitive and transitive] if a young bird, insect etc hatches, or if it is hatched, it comes out of its egg:
All the chicks have hatched out.
3. hatch a plot/plan/deal etc to form a plan etc in secret
hatch2 noun [countable]
escape hatch (=a hole in an aircraft etc through which you can escape)
2. (also hatchway) a small hole in the wall or floor between two rooms, or the door that covers it
3. down the hatch spoken informal something you say before drinking an alcoholic drink quickly
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verb Date: 1400-1500
Origin: Origin unknown
Origin: Origin unknown
1. (also hatch out) [intransitive and transitive] if an egg hatches, or if it is hatched, it breaks, letting the young bird, insect etc come out:
2. (also hatch out) [intransitive and transitive] if a young bird, insect etc hatches, or if it is hatched, it comes out of its egg:
3. hatch a plot/plan/deal etc to form a plan etc in secret
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noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: hæc
1. a hole in a ship or aircraft, usually used for loading goods, or the door that covers itOrigin: hæc
escape hatch (=a hole in an aircraft etc through which you can escape)
2. (also hatchway) a small hole in the wall or floor between two rooms, or the door that covers it
3. down the hatch spoken informal something you say before drinking an alcoholic drink quickly
Animals 动物
animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on sth) 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 sth 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 sth细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长 bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize sth/cause disease 细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病 bacteria break sth down/convert sth (into sth) 细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物） a virus enters/invades sth/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/ ( especially
harbor 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
