hawk

US /hɑːk/

UK /hɑːk/

鷹, 隼

a diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail and a soaring flight, feeding on small birds and mammals.

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A hawk circled high above the field, searching for prey.

一隻鷹在高空盤旋，尋找獵物。

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The farmer used a scarecrow to keep the hawks away from his crops.

農民用稻草人來防止鷹破壞莊稼。

鷹派, 主戰派

a person who advocates an aggressive or warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs.

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The senator is known as a foreign policy hawk.

這位參議員被稱為外交政策的鷹派。

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The debate was between the doves and the hawks.

辯論在鴿派和鷹派之間進行。

叫賣, 兜售

carry about and offer (goods) for sale, typically advertising them by shouting.

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Street vendors hawk their wares to passersby.

街頭小販向路人叫賣他們的商品。

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He used to hawk newspapers on the street corner.

他以前在街角叫賣報紙。

清嗓子, 咳痰

clear one's throat noisily; cough up phlegm.

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He had to hawk several times before he could speak clearly.

他不得不清嗓子好幾次才能清楚地說話。

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The old man would often hawk and spit on the sidewalk.

老人經常清嗓子並在人行道上吐痰。