n.孵化；舱口，舱口盖
v.孵；孵出；策划
The hatch date for tit eggs appears to be determined about a month earlier, when the eggs are laid. 白颊山雀孵化的时间，似乎在孵化前一个月，也就是下蛋时便已决定。
Both men quickly disappeared down the hatch. 两个人很快从舱口下去不见了。
We heard the noise of a hatch being closed. 我们听到关舱口的声音。
用作动词 (v.)An incubator is used to hatch chicken. 孵卵器用来孵小鸡。
The male leaves the female to hatch her eggs and looks for food. 雄性离开雌性去孵蛋和寻找食物。
Chicks are hatching from the eggs. 小鸡正从蛋壳里孵出来。
Hen's eggs take21 days to hatch out. 鸡蛋需要21天才孵化。
What mischief are those children hatching? 那些孩子在琢磨什么鬼花样?
hatch作“孵化”解时,可用作不及物动词,以egg作主语时,其主动形式含有被动意义。
