Word · Frequency #9990
hawk
鹰；隼
A bird of prey, typically with short rounded wings and a long tail, smaller than an eagle.
- 1.
A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
鹰科昼行性猛禽,体型小于鹰。
- 2.
A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard.
- 3.
A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.
- 4.
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
昼行性猛禽,通常有短圆翅和长尾
- 5.
Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon.
任何与鹰科猛禽体型和外观相似的昼行性陆生猛禽,如隼。
- 6.
an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
主张对外采取强硬政策的人
- 7.
Any of various species of dragonfly of the genera Apocordulia and Austrocordulia, endemic to Australia.
澳大利亚特有的Apocordulia属和Austrocordulia属的多种蜻蜓。
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a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
下方有手柄的方形板,泥瓦匠用来盛放或搬运砂浆
- 9.
An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions.
- 10.
An uncooperative or purely selfish participant in an exchange or game, especially when untrusting, acquisitive or treacherous. Refers specifically to the prisoner's dilemma, a.k.a. the Hawk-Dove game.
鹰派人物；强硬派；托灰板；砂浆托板；清嗓子声；咳痰声；鹰派（博弈论）；澳洲蜻蜓
In use
The hawk circled high above the field, searching for its next meal.
I spotted a hawk perched on a fence post, watching the ground carefully.
A hawk's sharp eyesight allows it to spot small animals from great distances.
a hawk + [verb of flying/hunting]
A hawk circled high in the sky.
一只鹰在高空中盘旋。
be a hawk on [topic]
用于形容主张强硬政策的人。
She is a hawk on trade issues.
她在贸易问题上是鹰派。
Common mistakes
I saw hawk in the sky.I saw a hawk in the sky.
Connections
Collocations
- red-tailed hawk
- 红尾鹰
- A red-tailed hawk soared above the meadow.一只红尾鹰在草地上空翱翔。
- hawks and doves
- 鹰派与鸽派；主战派与主和派
- The cabinet is split between hawks and doves.内阁在鹰派和鸽派之间存在分歧。
- war hawk
- 鹰派人物；好战分子
- The general was a war hawk who pushed for military action.这位将军是个鹰派人物，主张采取军事行动。
- deficit hawk
- 财政鹰派；主张削减赤字的人
- As a deficit hawk, she rejected the new spending plan.作为财政鹰派，她否决了新的支出计划。
- watch like a hawk
- 像鹰一样紧盯；严密监视
- The teacher watched the students like a hawk during the exam.考试期间，老师像鹰一样紧紧盯着学生。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
hawk 发音像‘霍克’：想到鹰隼俯冲时‘嚯’的破风声，也联想鹰派人物态度强硬。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：观鸟、自然纪录片、文学描写 作“鹰”解时，属于中性常用词，多用于观鸟、自然记录或文学描写等语境，没有明显的正式或口语倾向。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ɔk/ 结尾，与 hawk 押韵。注意 talk、walk、chalk、stalk、balk 中的 l 不发音；squawk 中的 -awk 与 hawk 的拼写和读音一致。另注意 hock /hɑk/ 与 hawk 拼写近似，但元音不同，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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