hatch
n
1
(a) opening in a door, floor or ceiling (门、 地板或天花板上的)开口.
(b) (also `hatchway) opening in a ship's deck through which cargo is lowered or raised (船的甲板上装卸货物的)舱口
under hatches, ie below deck 在甲板下.
(c) opening in a wall between two rooms, esp a kitchen and dining-room, through which dishes, etc are passed 两室之间的小窗口(尤指厨房和餐厅之间的, 用以传递菜肴等).
(d) door in an aircraft or a spacecraft (飞机或宇宙飞船上的)舱门.
2 movable cover over any of these openings 各种开口的活动门; 舱口盖.
3 (idm 习语) ,down the `hatch (infml 口) (said before esp drink is swallowed) down the throat 乾杯.
hatch v [Tn]
mark (a surface) with close parallel lines 在(某一平面)上标出影线.
There's no need for that. We'll have dinner another time.
不必为那件事惭愧。我们改个时间再共进晚餐吧。
I've got a problem and as I don't know what to do I thought I'd write to you and ask for your advice.
我有一个问题,因为我不知道该怎么办。我想我最好写信给你,征求你的意见。
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.