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。
叫卖;兜售
hawked — past of hawk
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
to sell goods in the street by calling out to people
To hunt with a hawk.
To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.
To expectorate, to cough up (something, such as mucus) from one's throat; to produce (something) by coughing or clearing one's throat.
To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.
To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly; to cough heavily, especially causing uvular frication.
一般现在时
He often hawks his goods on the street.
他经常在街上兜售他的商品。
一般过去时
Yesterday, a vendor hawked newspapers at the station.
昨天,一个小贩在车站叫卖报纸。
现在完成时
She has hawked her crafts at many fairs.
她已经在许多展会上兜售她的手工艺品。
规则动词,过去式及过去分词均为hawked。
He hawked loudly to clear his throat before starting his speech.
他大声清了清嗓子,然后开始演讲。
用法提示:hawk用作动词,表示清嗓的动作
The old man hawked and spat into the handkerchief.
老人清了清嗓子,把手帕里的痰吐了出来。
用法提示:hawked是hawk的过去式,表示清嗓
She hawked a few times, trying to get rid of the tickle in her throat.
她清了好几次嗓子,想摆脱喉咙里的痒感。
用法提示:hawked在这里描述清嗓以缓解不适
He hawked his handmade crafts to tourists.
他向游客兜售自己手工制作的工艺品。
They hawked the new product around the city.
他们在城里四处推销新产品。
hawk up 强调咳出异物
She hawked up phlegm into a tissue.
她咳出痰到纸巾里。
The speaker hawked nervously before continuing.
演讲者紧张地清了清嗓子才继续。
hawk强调大声叫卖,peddle更常用且中性,hawk略显古旧或文学化。
vend更正式,常用于商业语境,而hawk更具体指沿街吆喝。
tout有强行推销的贬义,而hawk较中立。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a hawk on the street.
正确表达He hawks on the street.
误将名词'hawk'(鹰)用作动词,表示'叫卖'。动词'hawk'本身即为'叫卖',无需加上be动词和冠词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He hawked his throat.
正确表达He hawked.
误以为'hawk'(清嗓)需要接宾语'throat',实际上'hawk'作为动词表示清嗓时是不及物的,直接使用即可。
对于动词‘叫卖、兜售’,反义词是购买。
发音相似,拼写相近,但意义完全不同
叫卖商品
He hawked his goods at the fair.
他在集市上叫卖商品。
兜售货物
Street vendors hawked their wares to passersby.
街头小贩向路人兜售货物。
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。
咳出痰
He hawked up phlegm and spat it out.
他咳出痰并吐掉。
大声清嗓
She hawked loudly to clear her throat.
她大声清嗓以清理喉咙。
沿街叫卖
They hawked in the street all day under the sun.
他们整天在太阳下沿街叫卖。
鹰以猎物为食,捕猎是hawk的主要活动。
鹰常在空中翱翔,盘旋寻找猎物。
鹰用利爪捕捉和抓住猎物。
鹰用锋利的喙撕扯猎物。
鹰是猛禽,属于捕食者。
像鹰一样监视某人
The teacher watched the students like a hawk during the exam.
考试期间,老师像鹰一样盯着学生们。
有鹰一般敏锐的眼睛
She has eyes like a hawk; she spotted the typo immediately.
她有一双鹰眼,立刻发现了那个拼写错误。
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