| 释义 |
[ haw-kish ] / ˈhɔ kɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hawkish ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveresembling a hawk, as in appearance or behavior. advocating war or a belligerently threatening diplomatic policy. Origin of hawkishFirst recorded in 1835–45; hawk1 + -ish1 OTHER WORDS FROM hawkishhawk·ish·ly, adverbhawk·ish·ness, nounWords nearby hawkishhawk-eyed, Hawkeye State, hawking, Hawking radiation, Hawkins, hawkish, hawk moth, hawknose, hawk owl, Hawks, hawks and doves Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hawkishBut, under the hawkish eye of the media and through a heavily active social media presence, she carried on as usual. Nicki Minaj Bares Her Own Vulnerability on ‘The Pinkprint’|Rawiya Kameir|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Is she too hawkish for the activists who helped make her vote for the Iraq War so costly back in the 2008 campaign? Want President Hillary? Then Primary Her|Jeff Greenfield|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Conservatives who favor a hawkish foreign policy will claim otherwise, of course. Iran's New Gay Executions|Jay Michaelson|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Later in that same show, guest Hillary Clinton hawked her new book together with her hawkish views on the Middle East. How Jon Stewart Made It Okay to Care About Palestinian Suffering|Dean Obeidallah|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While hawkish Republicans have pushed President Obama to launch air strikes, Paul has dodged the issue. Rand Paul’s Mystery Iraq Stance|Tim Mak|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST His long face had a hawkish cast, and it was gray, not with age, but with the sage-gray of the desert. The Heritage of the Desert|Zane Grey The proprietor, a drawn, unhappy looking creature, and a hawkish looking German assistant welcomed me cordially. The Conquest|Oscar Micheaux His hawkish features, upturned moustache, and colourless skin gave him a truly Machiavellian aspect. A Lively Bit of the Front|Percy F. Westerman His eyes were large and gray; his nose of a hawkish shape; his lips very thin. The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.|E. Rameur The Luftwaffe Marshal gasped, but swallowed the cry of fright as Dave's gun came within ten inches of his thin, hawkish nose. Dave Dawson with the Commandos|R. Sidney Bowen
British Dictionary definitions for hawkish
adjectivefavouring the use or display of force rather than diplomacy to achieve foreign policy goals Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hawkishcrisp, brisk, freezing, breezy, icy, frosty, wintry, cool, snowy, frozen, raw, bitter, intense, bleak, frigid, chilled, contentious, energetic, cantankerous, belligerent |