Hawk



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解释

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• n. 隼鹰
• ［英］ n. 隼鹰 ( a kind of eagle)

Webster Collegiate

kI. noun

• Etymology: Middle English hauk, from Old English hafoc; akin to Old High German habuh hawk, Russian kobets a falcon
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. any of numerous diurnal birds of prey belonging to a suborder (Falcones of the order Falconiformes) and including all the smaller members of this group; especially accipiter
• 2. a small board or metal sheet with a handle on the underside used to hold mortar
• 3. one who takes a militant attitude and advocates immediate vigorous action; especially a supporter of a war or warlike policy — compare dove
• ? hawkish adjective
• ? hawkishly adverb
• ? hawkishness noun

II. verb

• Date: 14th century
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to hunt birds by means of a trained hawk
  • 2. to soar and strike like a hawk
• transitive verb
  • to hunt on the wing like a hawk

III. verb

• Etymology: imitative
• Date: 1581
• transitive verb
  • to raise by trying to clear the throat <hawk up phlegm>
• intransitive verb
  • to utter a harsh guttural sound in or as if in hawking

IV. noun

• Date: 1604
• an audible effort to force up phlegm from the throat

V. transitive verb

• Etymology: back-formation from ［sup］2［/sup］hawker
• Date: 1713
• to offer for sale by calling out in the street <hawking newspapers>; broadly sell

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