1. vt. & vi.孵化　break, letting the young bird out
2. vt. & vi.孵出，破壳而出　break out through an egg
3. vt.秘密策划　form secretly, especially to do sth bad

　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。

　～ a plot　策划阴谋
　～ chicken　孵小鸡
　～ properly　正常孵化
　～ out　孵出，得出结果
　～ sth from sth　从…中孵出…

　When will the eggs hatch?　这些蛋什么时候孵化?
　The chicks have already hatched.　小鸡已经孵出来了。
　A hen hatches chickens.　母鸡孵化小鸡。
　The heat of the sun hatches turtles' eggs.　太阳的热能将陆龟的卵孵出小龟。
　They hatched a plot to murder the king.　他们谋划杀害国王。
　I hatched all the arrangement for the dance.　我为舞会做了一些安排。

 ♣ hatch out　(v.+adv.)
1. （使）孵出(cause to) come out from an egg
　When will the baby chickens hatch out?　小鸡什么时候孵出来?
　The hen has hatched all her chickens out.　这只母鸡已经孵出了她的全部小鸡。
2. （使）得出结果；制定(cause to) reach a result; consider and decide about (sth)
　No one knows how the new plan will hatch out.　谁也不知道这新方案将怎样制订出来。
　The government are hatching out a new plan to deal with rising prices.　政府正在制订一个对付物价上涨的新方案。

C 开口，活板门；舱口，舱门an opening in a wall, floor, etc.， through which people or things can pass

　cargo ～　货舱口
　emergency ～　紧急出口
　go through the ～　走出舱口
　under ～　被关在船舱里
　a ～ between　在…之间的开口

　There's a hatch between the kitchen and dining room for serving food.　厨房和餐室之间有一个传送饭菜的窗口。
　We heard the noise of a hatch being closed.　我们听到舱门关上的声音。

　［词源］中古英语hacchen（孵出）