/hætʃ ||; hætʃ/verb1 [I] hatch (out) (used about a baby bird, insect, fish, etc) to come out of an egg （指雏鸟、幼虫、小鱼等）从蛋或卵中孵出，孵化: Ten chicks hatched (out) this morning. 今天早上孵出了十只小鸡。
2 [T] to make a baby bird, etc come out of an egg 孵（雏鸟等）；孵蛋: How long do these eggs take to hatch? 这些蛋孵出小鸟要多长时间？
3 [T] hatch sth (up) to think of a plan (usually to do sth bad) 策划（通常指阴谋）: He hatched a plan to avoid paying any income tax. 为了逃避所得税，他想出了一个鬼主意。