hawk

1. N-COUNT A hawk is a large bird with a short, hooked beak, sharp claws, and very good eyesight. Hawks catch and eat small birds and animals. 鷹

2. N-COUNT In politics, if you refer to someone as a hawk, you mean that they believe in using force and violence to achieve something, rather than using more peaceful or diplomatic methods. Compare . (主張使用武力或強(qiáng)硬手段的) 鷹派人物

Both hawks and doves have expanded their conditions for ending the war. 鷹派和鴿派都已詳述了他們結(jié)束戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的條件。

3. N-COUNT a noisy clearing of the throat 清嗓聲

4. N-COUNT a small square board with a handle underneath, used for carrying wet plaster or mortar 灰泥托板 (Also called mortar board)

5. V to hunt with falcons, hawks, etc 放鷹行獵

6. V to clear the throat noisily 大聲清嗓

7. V to offer (goods) for sale, as in the street (沿街)兜售

8. PHRASE If you watch someone like a hawk, you observe them very carefully, usually to make sure that they do not make a mistake or do something you do not want them to do. 密切監(jiān)眡

If we hadn't watched him like a hawk, he would have escaped. 如果我們不是密切監(jiān)眡他，他早逃跑了。