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hawkish

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hawk·ish /ˈhɔːkɪʃ $ ˈhɒːk-/ adjective  WARsupporting the use of military force in order to deal with political problems 鹰派的,主战的hawkishness noun [uncountable]
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hawkishMr Rowland is a man in the mould of Vice-President Dan Quayle: young, handsome and hawkish.On most issues the Bush administration is taking a decidedly hawkish line, most obviously on defence.Watanabe was known to take a more hawkish line than his predecessors on defence issues.
hawk·ish adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus the of military use order supporting force to in deal


hawkish
hawkish /ˈhɔːkɪʃ $ ˈhɒːk-/ adjective
supporting the use of military force in order to deal with political problems
—hawkishness noun [uncountable]


hawk·ishBrE /ˈhɔːkɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɔːkɪʃ/ 🔊 adjectivepreferring to use military action rather than peaceful discussion in order to solve a political problem 鹰派的;主战的;强硬的 OPP dovish