单词 | hawkish |
释义 | hawkish (once / 16554 pages) adj Someone who's hawkish is in favor of going to war with other countries. The president's hawkish advisors will frequently recommend military solutions to conflicts. In politics, the adjective hawkish is useful for describing people, groups, or political parties that consistently prefer the war option for reacting to problems around the world. A hawkish politician, also called a hawk or war hawk, might vote in favor of continuing a military operation instead of ending it, for example. This word dates from the 1960s. WORD FAMILYhawkish: hawkishly, hawkishness+/hawk: hawked, hawker, hawking, hawkish, hawks/hawker: hawkers/hawking: hawkings USAGE EXAMPLESYet he is also backed by a small army of hawkish GOP luminaries and deep-pocketed donors. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) Mrs. Clinton is indeed more hawkish than other Democrats, including toward Russia. New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) Still, the hawkish outlook for more rate increases — at least three next year — surprised University of Oregon economics professor and Fed watcher Tim Duy. Seattle Times(Dec 16, 2016) adj disposed to warfare or hard-line policies hawkish congressman Syn militant, warlike unpeaceful not peaceful |
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