| 释义 |
hatch¹ /hætʃ/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 孵出；孵
hatch (out) chickens 孵出小鸡
hatch eggs 孵蛋
2. 筹划；图谋，策划
hatch a programme of economic aid 拟订一个经济援助方案
hatch (out) a plot 策划 (出) 阴谋
What is he hatching up? 他在搞什么鬼花样?
❷ vi.
(蛋)孵化；(小鸡等)出壳，孵出；(母鸡等)孵蛋
When will these eggs hatch (out)? 这些蛋什么时候孵化?
Two chickens have hatched (out). 两只小鸡已孵出。
II n.
1. 孵化；孵
2. (小鸡等的)一孵，一窝
3. 结果
[< ME hacchen; 与 MHG hecken to mate 有关]
phr. count one's chickens (before they are hatched) 见 chicken
hatches, matches and dispatches 〈口〉(报上的) 婚丧喜庆栏 (专登出生、结婚或死亡等) |