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单词 nighthawk
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
night•hawk  (nīt′hôk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany of several longwinged, American goatsuckers of the genus Chordeiles, related to the whippoorwill, esp. C. minor, having variegated black, white, and buff plumage.
  2. Birdsthe European goatsucker or nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus.
  3. [Informal.]a person who is habitually up or moving about late at night;
    night owl.
  • night + hawk1 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nighthawk /ˈnaɪtˌhɔːk/ n

  1. Also called: bullbat, mosquito hawk any American nightjar of the genus Chordeiles and related genera, having a dark plumage and, in the male, white patches on the wings and tail
  2. informal
    another name for night owl
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈnight ˌowl,  n. [countable]
  1. Informal Termsa person who often stays up late at night.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
night′ owl′, [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsa person who often stays up late at night;
    nighthawk.
  • 1585–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
night owl, night hawk n
  1. informal a person who is or prefers to be up and about late at night
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