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hawk1/hɔ:k/ n. & v.●n. 1 any of various diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, having a characteristic curved beak, rounded short wings, and a long tail 鹰，隼 2 Polit. a person who advocates an aggressive or warlike policy, esp. in foreign affairs 【政】鹰派成员；强硬派；主战派 3 a rapacious person 掠夺者 ●v. 1 intr. hunt game with a hawk 带鹰行猎 2 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 at) & tr. attack, as a hawk does (像鹰一样)袭击；扑击 3 intr. (of a bird) hunt on the wing for food (指鸟)飞捕，捕捉(食物) □ hawkish adj.□ hawkishness n.□ hawklike adj.[Old English h(e)afoc, hœbuc, from Germanic] |