| 单词 | hatch |
| 释义 | hatch 1. n. 1. an opening between two rooms, e.g. between a kitchen and a dining-room for serving food. 2. an opening or door in an aircraft, spacecraft, etc. 3. Naut. a = HATCHWAY. b a trapdoor or cover for this (often in pl.: batten the hatches). 4. a floodgate. Phrases and idioms down the hatch sl. (as a drinking toast) drink up, cheers! under hatches 1. below deck. 2. a down out of sight. b brought low; dead. Etymology: OE h{aelig}cc f. Gmc 2. v. & n. --v 1. intr. a (often foll. by out) (of a young bird or fish etc.) emerge from the egg. b (of an egg) produce a young animal. 2. tr. incubate (an egg). 3. tr. (also foll. by up) devise (a plot etc.). --n 1. the act or an instance of hatching. 2. a brood hatched. Etymology: ME hacche, of unkn. orig. 3. v.tr. mark (a surface, e.g. a map or drawing) with close parallel lines. Etymology: ME f. F hacher f. hache HATCHET |
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