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a hawk + [verb of flying/hunting]
A hawk circled high in the sky.
一只鹰在高空中盘旋。
鹰；隼
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鹰；隼
A bird of prey, typically with short rounded wings and a long tail, smaller than an eagle.
A hawk circled high in the sky.
一只鹰在高空中盘旋。
鹰科昼行性猛禽,体型小于鹰。
A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
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.
A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.
昼行性猛禽,通常有短圆翅和长尾
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
The hawk circled high above the field, searching for its next meal.
那只鹰在田野上空高高盘旋，寻找它的下一顿食物。
I spotted a hawk perched on a fence post, watching the ground carefully.
我看到一只鹰栖息在栅栏柱上，仔细地观察着地面。
A hawk's sharp eyesight allows it to spot small animals from great distances.
鹰的敏锐视力使它能够从很远的地方发现小动物。
A hawk circled high in the sky.
一只鹰在高空中盘旋。
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。
Not this
I saw hawk in the sky.
Use this
I saw a hawk in the sky.
Hawk 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加冠词 a 或 the。
Not this
There are many hawk over there.
Use this
There are many hawks over there.
Hawk 的复数形式是 hawks，不是零复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
红尾鹰
A red-tailed hawk soared above the meadow.
一只红尾鹰在草地上空翱翔。
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。
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。
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。
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。
像鹰一样密切监视（某人/某物）
The teacher watched the students like a hawk during the exam.
考试期间，老师像鹰一样密切监视着学生。
目光锐利；眼尖
You have eyes like a hawk—you were the only one who noticed the typo.
你真是目光锐利——你是唯一注意到那个错别字的人。
鹰派与鸽派（指主张强硬或温和的两派）
The cabinet is split between hawks and doves over military action.
内阁在军事行动问题上分裂为鹰派和鸽派。
我分得清鹰和鹭。
This line from Shakespeare's Hamlet is said by the seemingly mad prince to distinguish a hawk from a heron, despite his feigned insanity.
这句出自莎士比亚《哈姆雷特》的台词，是貌似疯狂的王子表明自己仍能分清鹰和苍鹭，尽管他装疯。
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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。
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。
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。
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