hawk

in Vietnamese Diều hâu

BrE /hɔːk/ AmE /hɔːk/

noun / verb en → vi

1 BIRD C1

Diều hâu

a bird of prey with long wings and a short tail, that catches small birds and animals to eat

Collocations hawk species

  • The hawk swooped down from the sky.

    Diều hâu lao xuống từ bầu trời.

2 SELL B1

Bán rong, bán hàng dạo

to sell things in a public place, especially on the street or at an outdoor market

  • [intransitive], hawk sth

Collocations hawk goods

  • He hawks cheap watches and sunglasses.

    Anh ta bán đồng hồ và kính râm giá rẻ.

3 PERSUADE B2

Khuyến mãi, thuyết phục

to try to persuade people to buy something or believe in a political idea, especially by speaking publicly

  • [transitive], hawk sth
  • He hawks his political ideas to the public.

    Anh ta thuyết phục công chúng tin vào những ý tưởng chính trị của mình.

4 PERSON B1

Người bán rong, người bán hàng dạo

a person who sells things in a public place, especially on the street or at an outdoor market

Collocations street hawk

  • The street hawk was selling sunglasses.

    Người bán hàng rong đang bán kính mát.

5 POLITICS C1

Người thuyết phục chính trị

a person who tries to persuade people to buy something or believe in a political idea, especially by speaking publicly

Collocations political hawk

  • He is known as a political hawk.

    Anh ta được biết đến như một người thuyết phục chính trị.

6 VERB C1

Hắt hơi, ho khan

to clear the throat by making a sound, often because of phlegm or mucus in the throat

  • [intransitive], hawk sth
  • He hawks and coughs a lot.

    Anh ta thường ho khan và ho.

7 PHYSICAL C1

Đánh mạnh, ném mạnh

to throw or hit something with force, especially a ball in sports

  • [transitive], hawk sth
  • He hawks the ball towards the goal.

    Anh ta ném bóng về phía khung thành.

8 IDIOM C1

Viết hoặc nói khó hiểu

to speak or write in a way that is difficult to understand, often using long words and complicated sentences

Collocations hawkish language

  • The author hawks his writing style.

    Tác giả viết theo phong cách khó hiểu.