单词	hawk
释义	hawk1 nounhawk2 verb hawkhawk1 /hɔːk $ hɒːk/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINhawk1 Origin: Old English hafoc Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The hawks in the government would never permit any talks with the enemy. the hawks in the President's cabinet EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And when a hawk meets a hawk? California growers have found that enlisting the aid of hawks and owls is relatively simple. I knew how the mouse felt when the hawk seized it. More fundamental were his experiments with hawks, in which he fed them meat contained in small cages. On this argument, the hawks have found an unlikely ally: the Clinton administration. The hawk was sacred to her, and was used to depict her symbolically in art. The past is the hawk, flying higher; its talons are stronger, its wings wide and majestic. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is keen to start a war► warmonger someone, especially a politician or a military leader, who is too keen to start wars or to settle arguments by starting a war: · Some saw him as a great statesman, but others saw him as a ruthless warmonger. ► militarist someone, especially a politician or a military leader, who is too keen to increase the size and power of their country's armed forces so that it can attack other countries: · The militarists wanted Japan to invade China. ► hawk a person, especially a politician, who supports the use of military force and strong action in order to settle arguments with other countries: · The hawks in the government would never permit any talks with the enemy.· We don't yet know whether the new President is a hawk or a dove (=someone who prefers peaceful methods). WORD SETS► Birds auk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► watch · He seemed to be watching her like a hawk, waiting for some reaction.· Plus, the speaker will be watched like a hawk for any signs of hubris or further financial shenanigans.· Kruger is watching them like a hawk!· And it's putting me off, having you watching me like a hawk all the time.· I was watching a hawk above the trees when suddenly I saw something move.· Today, more than usual, he had been watching them like a hawk.· Yet another one she was going to have to watch like a hawk, she thought wearily.· They're watching me like hawks here. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► watch somebody like a hawk Parents should watch their kids like a hawk for sunburns. And it's putting me off, having you watching me like a hawk all the time. He seemed to be watching her like a hawk, waiting for some reaction. Kruger is watching them like a hawk! They're watching me like hawks here. Today, more than usual, he had been watching them like a hawk. ► have eyes like a hawkPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► have eyes like a hawk My mother had eyes like a hawk. 1a large bird that hunts and eats small birds and animals2a politician who believes in using military force OPP  dove3watch somebody like a hawk to watch someone very carefully4have eyes like a hawk to be quick to notice things, especially small details hawk1 nounhawk2 verb hawkhawk2 verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINhawk2 Origin: 1 1500-1600 hawker2 1500-1600 Probably from the sound Verb Table VERB TABLE hawk Simple Form Present I, you, we, they hawk he, she, it hawks Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they hawked Present perfect I, you, we, they have hawked he, she, it has hawked Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had hawked Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will hawk Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have hawked Continuous Form Present I am hawking he, she, it is hawking you, we, they are hawking Past I, he, she, it was hawking you, we, they were hawking Present perfect I, you, we, they have been hawking he, she, it has been hawking Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been hawking Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be hawking Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been hawking Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES A man on the corner was hawking T-shirts and souvenirs. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Bob Hope, for instance, came on the J. C. Penney shopping channel to hawk his new book. Contraceptives are hawked through the print media and on billboards. Gregarious, flocks often hawking for flying insects and spiralling up to perform aerobatics. It swoops low, hawking, across the hillside, over the fort and out into the mists of Corve Dale. Most people know that they hawk and feed on other flies. The crowd milled around chatting and exchanging tips, hawking and spitting, slurping tea and placing bets. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► have eyes like a hawk My mother had eyes like a hawk. 1[transitive] to try to sell goods, usually by going from place to place and trying to persuade people to buy them2[intransitive, transitive] to cough up phlegm
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