1 N-COUNT 鹰;隼 A hawk is a large bird with a short, hooked beak, sharp claws, and very good eyesight. Hawks catch and eat small birds and animals. 鹰;隼
2 N-COUNT （政治上的）鹰派人物，主战分子 In politics, if you refer to someone as a hawk, you mean that they believe in using force and violence to achieve something, rather than using more peaceful or diplomatic methods. （政治上的）鹰派人物，主战分子
3 VERB 叫卖;兜售 If someone hawks goods, they sell them by walking through the streets or knocking at people's houses, and asking people to buy them. 叫卖;兜售 [old-fashioned]
SYN peddle, market, sell, push
4 VERB （竭力）推销，兜售 You can say that someone is hawking something if you do not like the forceful way in which they are asking people to buy it. （竭力）推销，兜售 [disapproval] [British]
Hawk around means the same as
hawk .
hawk around 同 hawk -
He is hawking around a 15-minute, £5,000 promotional video.
他正在四处推销一部长15分钟、价值5,000英镑的宣传录像片。
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Most of the women were hawking food around the various prisons.
其中大多数妇女在各个监狱周边兜售食品。
5 VERB 用力咳痰 If someone hawks, they noisily clear mucus from their throat and spit it out. 用力咳痰 [old-fashioned]
6 PHRASE 像鹰一样注视;警惕地监视 If you watch someone like a hawk, you observe them very carefully, usually to make sure that they do not make a mistake or do something you do not want them to do. 像鹰一样注视;警惕地监视
Phrasal verbs: - hawk around
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