Word · Frequency #9990
hawked
叫卖；兜售
hawked is the past of hawk.
to sell goods in the street by calling out to people
- 1.
To hunt with a hawk.
- 2.
To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.
- 3.
To expectorate, to cough up (something, such as mucus) from one's throat; to produce (something) by coughing or clearing one's throat.
- 4.
To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.
- 5.
To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly; to cough heavily, especially causing uvular frication.
放鹰狩猎；用鹰打猎；大声清嗓子；清喉咙；咳出（痰等）；像鹰一样俯冲攻击；放鹰行猎
In use
He hawked loudly to clear his throat before starting his speech.
The old man hawked and spat into the handkerchief.
She hawked a few times, trying to get rid of the tickle in her throat.
hawk sth (to sb)
He hawked his handmade crafts to tourists.
他向游客兜售自己手工制作的工艺品。
hawk sth around
They hawked the new product around the city.
他们在城里四处推销新产品。
hawk (up) sth
hawk up 强调咳出异物
She hawked up phlegm into a tissue.
Connections
Collocations
- hawk goods
- 叫卖商品
- He hawked his goods at the fair.他在集市上叫卖商品。
- hawk wares
- 兜售货物
- Street vendors hawked their wares to passersby.街头小贩向路人兜售货物。
- hawk products
- 推销产品
- The company hawked its products through infomercials.这家公司通过电视购物节目推销产品。
- hawk up phlegm
- 咳出痰
- He hawked up phlegm and spat it out.他咳出痰并吐掉。
- hawk loudly
- 大声清嗓
- She hawked loudly to clear her throat.她大声清嗓以清理喉咙。
- hawk in the street
- 沿街叫卖
Learner notes
Memory Tip
鹰（hawk）沿街叫卖（hawk），清嗓声如鹰啼。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：street vending、public sales 通常用于描述在街头或市场叫卖商品，多用于具体场景，也可用于文学描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'hawk' (same vowel /ɔ/ and final /k/). Note that the spelling differs: 'talk', 'walk', 'chalk', 'stalk', 'balk' use 'alk', while 'squawk' uses 'awk'. Be cautious: words like 'hook' /hʊk/ or 'hock' /hɑk/ look similar but sound different.
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
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