单词 | harrier |
释义 | harrier (once / 14344 pages) n WORD FAMILY harrier: harriers+/harried: harriedly/harry: harried, harrier, harries, harrying, harrys USAGE EXAMPLESHarrier said the move was "a goodwill gesture". BBC(Dec 01, 2016) Conservationists argue that gamekeepers who manage the moors where grouse are reared kill hen harriers to preserve their stocks. BBC(Oct 31, 2016) He was peering through a $3,500 pair of binoculars, watching a northern harrier, a type of hawk, swoop overhead. Seattle Times(Oct 08, 2016) 1n a persistent attacker Syn|Hyper harasser aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker someone who attacks 2n hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals Hypo|Hyper Circus Aeruginosus, marsh harrier Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions Circus pygargus, Montagu's harrierbrownish European harrier Circus cyaneus, hen harrier, marsh hawk, northern harriercommon harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land hawk diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail 3n a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits Hyper hound, hound dog any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears |
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