hatch/hætʃ/

v.

➊ (of an egg) break as a baby bird, fish, etc. is born

➋ (of a baby bird, fish, etc.) come out of an egg

➌ make a baby bird, fish, etc. come out of an egg

v.

➊ [I] （蛋）孵化：[hatch (out)] The eggs are about to hatch (out). 这些鸡蛋就要孵化了。

➋ [I] （鸟、鸡）孵出，出壳：[hatch (out)] Five chicks hatched (out) last night. 昨晚孵出了5只小鸡。

➌ [T] 孵（蛋）：The hen is hatching her eggs in a warm place. 母鸡在温暖的地方孵蛋。

音组-atch/-ætʃ/

catch; hatch; match; scratch; snatch

用法hatch (out)指结果，be hatching指过程。