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V-ERG
孵出;出壳
When a baby bird, insect, or other animal hatches, or when it is hatched, it comes out of its egg by breaking the shell.
例句
As soon as the two chicks hatch, they leave the nest burrow...
两只小鸟一出壳就离开了巢穴。
The young disappeared soon after they were hatched.
雏鸟出壳后不久就不见了。
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V-ERG
破壳;孵化;孵（蛋）
When an egg hatches or when a bird, insect, or other animal hatches an egg, the egg breaks open and a baby comes out.
例句
The eggs hatch after a week or ten days...
蛋在1周或10天后孵化。
During these periods the birds will lie on the cage floor as if trying to lay or hatch eggs.
这些时期，鸟儿会趴在笼底，好像在下蛋或孵蛋。
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VERB
筹划;策划;谋划
If you hatch a plot or a scheme, you think of it and work it out.
例句
He has accused opposition parties of hatching a plot to assassinate the Pope.
他指控反对党密谋暗杀教皇。
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N-COUNT
（船甲板上的）舱口，舱口盖
A hatch is an opening in the deck of a ship, through which people or cargo can go. You can also refer to the door of this opening as a hatch.
例句
He stuck his head up through the hatch...
他从舱口探出头来。
All deck fittings, windows, hatches and doors had been fastened.
甲板上所有的装置、窗户、舱口盖和门都已经关牢了。
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N-COUNT
（墙上或屋顶的）小窗口;（尤指厨房和餐厅间传递菜肴等的）小窗口，传菜口
A hatch is an opening in a ceiling or a wall, especially between a kitchen and a dining room, which you can pass something such as food through.
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PHRASE
做好准备（迎接挑战）；未雨绸缪
If someone battens down the hatches, they prepare themselves so that they will be able to survive a coming difficulty or crisis.
例句
Many firms are battening down the hatches and preparing to ride out the storm.
很多公司正在加紧准备，希望能挺过这场暴风雨。