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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
hatch
hatch [hatch hatches hatched hatching] verb, noun BrE [hætʃ] NAmE [hætʃ] verb 1. intransitive ~ (out) (of a young bird, fish, insect, etc.)to come out of an egg •Ten chicks hatched (out) this morning. 2. intransitive ~ (out) (of an egg)to break open so that a young bird, fish, insect, etc. can come out •The eggs are about to hatch. •How long do the eggs take to hatch? 3. transitive ~ sth to make a young bird, fish, insect, etc. come out of an egg •The female must find a warm place to hatch her eggs. 4. transitive ~ sth (up) to create a plan or an idea, especially in secret •Have you been hatching up a deal with her? see Don't count your chickens (before they are hatched). at ↑count v. Verb forms: Word Origin: n. Old English hæcc Germanic Dutch hek ‘paling, screen’ v. Middle English hacche Swedish häcka Danish hække Collocations: The living world Animals animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on sth) fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs) birds fly/migrate/nest/sing insects crawl/fly/bite/sting insects/bees/locusts swarm bees collect/gather nectar/pollen spiders spin/weave a web snakes/lizards shed their skins bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate insect larvae grow/develop/pupate an egg/a chick/a larva hatches attract/find/choose a mate produce/release eggs/sperm lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast mark/enter/defend (a) territory stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey Plants and fungi trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower a seed germinates/sprouts leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form flower buds swell/open a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes sth pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores produce/bear fruit develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis Bacteria and viruses bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on sth bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize sth/cause disease bacteria break sth down/convert sth (into sth) a virus enters/invades sth/the body a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself) be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria contain/carry/harbour (especially US) harbor bacteria/a virus kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria Example Bank: •The butterfly's eggs soon hatch into larvae. •The chicks hatch out after two weeks. •the newly hatched chicks •Rebel MPs are hatching a secret plot to oust the prime minister. Idiom: ↑down the hatch noun 1. (also hatch·way)an opening or a door in the ↑deck of a ship or the bottom of an aircraft, through which goods to be carried are passed 2. an opening in a wall between two rooms, especially a kitchen and a ↑dining room, through which food can be passed •a serving hatch 3. a door in an aircraft or a ↑spacecraft •an escape hatch 4. an opening or a door in a floor or ceiling •a hatch to the attic more at batten down the hatches at ↑batten Word Origin: n. Old English hæcc Germanic Dutch hek ‘paling, screen’ v. Middle English hacche Swedish häcka Danish hække Example Bank: •Leave the hatch open. •She lifted the hatch and slid it away from the opening. •She opened the serving hatch and put the soup on the counter. •The engineer was peering into the service hatch. •They battened down the hatches and prepared for the storm. •They got out through the escape hatch. •a hatch between the kitchen and the dining room •a hatch to the dining room •Karen climbed through the hatch and disappeared from view. •She returned her tray to the serving hatch. •There's a hatch to the attic. See also: ↑hatchway
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