英语词汇“hawk”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hawk¹

(hôk)

1. Any of various birds of prey, especially of the genera Accipiter and Buteo in the family Accipitridae, characteristically having a short hooked bill and strong claws used for seizing.

2. Any of various similar birds of prey.

3. A person who preys on others; a shark.

a. One who demonstrates an actively aggressive or combative attitude, as in an argument.

b. A person who favors military force or action in order to carry out foreign policy.

intr.v. hawked, hawk·ing, hawks

1. To hunt with trained hawks.

2. To swoop and strike in the manner of a hawk: "It was fun to watch the scattered snail kites ... lifting and falling in the wind as they hawked across the shining grass and water" (Peter Matthiessen).

[Middle English hauk, from Old English hafoc; see kap- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

hawkish adj.

hawkish·ly adv.

hawkish·ness n.

单词	hawk
释义	hawk¹ (hôk) n. 1. Any of various birds of prey, especially of the genera Accipiter and Buteo in the family Accipitridae, characteristically having a short hooked bill and strong claws used for seizing. 2. Any of various similar birds of prey. 3. A person who preys on others; a shark. 4. a. One who demonstrates an actively aggressive or combative attitude, as in an argument. b. A person who favors military force or action in order to carry out foreign policy. intr.v. hawked, hawk·ing, hawks 1. To hunt with trained hawks. 2. To swoop and strike in the manner of a hawk: "It was fun to watch the scattered snail kites ... lifting and falling in the wind as they hawked across the shining grass and water" (Peter Matthiessen). [Middle English hauk, from Old English hafoc; see kap- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] hawkish adj. hawkish·ly adv. hawkish·ness n.
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