单词	nighthawk
释义	nighthawk noun night·​hawk ˈnīt-ˌhȯk  1 a : any of a genus (Chordeiles and especially C. minor) of North American nightjars related to the whip-poor-will b : a common European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) 2 : a person who habitually is active late at night Illustration of nighthawk nighthawk 1a Synonyms night owl See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences an all-night diner that is patronized by nighthawks from every segment of society Recent Examples on the Web Across the treatment room another staffer fed a nighthawk. Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2021 For instance, Antillean nighthawk, May 2003, Florida. Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 8 Dec. 2020 The opening act begins at dusk with the male making what is typically described as a series of distinct nasal peeent sounds (to me the call is more a raspy bzeeent, similar to the nighthawk’s), spaced five or six seconds apart. Tom Fegely, Field & Stream, 13 Apr. 2020 As a nighthawk, Buckley was the black-robed enforcer of the Klan’s code. Washington Post, 5 June 2018 The onetime imperial nighthawk of the Georgia White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan left the hate group in late 2016. Washington Post, 5 June 2018 Heaven’s Door is meant to conjure a broader idea of Dylan that is part Renaissance man, part nighthawk. Ben Sisario, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018 But while new to Western science, the behaviors of the nighthawks have long been known to the Alawa, MalakMalak, Jawoyn and other Indigenous peoples of northern Australia whose ancestors occupied their lands for tens of thousands of years. George Nicholas, Smithsonian, 22 Feb. 2018 An animal control officer identified the injured bird as a nighthawk. Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2017 See More Word History First Known Use 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Kids Definition nighthawk noun night·​hawk ˈnīt-ˌhȯk  : a bird that is active at twilight and feeds on insects caught in flight nighthawk noun as in night owl a person who is active late at night an all-night diner that is patronized by nighthawks from every segment of society Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance night owl nightwalker night rider pub crawler sleepwalker nightclubber noctambulist Antonyms & Near Antonyms early bird
随便看	hold something close to one's chest hold something close to the vest hold sway hold that against hold the baby hold the bag hold the cards hold the floor hold the fort hold the lead hold the line hold the mayo hold the olympic record hold the purse strings hold the reins hold the world record hold the world/Olympic record hold to hold to account hold together hold true hold up hold up one's head hold up to public ridicule hold up to ridicule

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