a strong fast bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food). There are several different types of hawks. 鹰;隼 He waited, watching her like a hawk (= watching her very closely). 他等待着,用鹰一样锐利的目光紧盯着她。 The hawk swooped low over the field. 雄鹰猛地一个俯冲,低低地掠过田野。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryhawk + verb- hover
- swoop
- swoop down
- …
- watch (somebody) like a hawk
a person, especially a politician, who supports the use of military force to solve problems opposite dove1鹰派分子;主战分子
Word Originnoun Old English hafoc, heafoc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch havik and German Habicht.