hawk /hɒ:k/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
- (n.) an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
- (v.) hunt with hawks
Chinese translation
- n. 鹰, 掠夺者, 鹰派成员
- vi. 放鹰行猎, 像鹰一般地袭击, 清嗓, 咳嗽
- vt. 捕捉, 咳出, 兜售, 叫卖, 散播
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun / verb
- Pronunciation
- /hɒ:k/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.81 · Super Rare
Word forms
hawking, hawked, hawks
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