hawk /hɔːk/ CET6 TEM4

• 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. 鹰

• 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 . (主张使用武力或强硬手段的) 鹰派人物

  例：

  Both hawks and doves have expanded their conditions for ending the war.

  鹰派和鸽派都已详述了他们结束战争的条件。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT a noisy clearing of the throat 清嗓声

• 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 放鹰行猎

• 6. 

  V to clear the throat noisily 大声清嗓

• 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. 密切监视

  例：

  If we hadn't watched him like a hawk, he would have escaped.

  如果我们不是密切监视他，他早逃跑了。