dawk

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A hollow or crack in timber.
    — THE DAWK was a slight concavity or depression in the body of the cast type , made by a corresponding convexity in the mould
  2. A person who advocates neither an aggressive nor a conciliatory political attitude (especially in foreign policy).
    — In the analysis that follows, I shall explore the foreign policy views of three distinct factions within the Chinese elite: “hawks, doves, and dawks.” In my view, the “dawks,” “centrists,” or more precisely, Maoists, have won.
  3. Alternative form of dak (“Indian post system”). alt-of,alternative
    — During the mutiny of 1857–58, when several young surgeons had arrived in India, whose services were urgently needed at the front, it is said that the Head of the Department to which they had reported themselves, directed them immediately to 'lay a dawk.' One of them turned back from the door, saying: 'Would you explain, Sir; for you might just as well tell me to lay an egg!'
  4. Archaic form of dhak (“the tree Butea monosperma”). alt-of,archaic
动词 v.
  1. To drive a sharp instrument into; incise with a jerk; puncture. UK,dialectal,transitive
  2. To cut or mark with an incision; gash. transitive
  3. To dig up weeds. UK,dialectal,transitive

词形变化

dawks present,singular,third-person dawking participle,present dawked participle,past dawked past dawks plural dawks plural dawks plural dawks plural

词源

词源 1
Ultimately from Old English dalc (“pin”). More at dalk.
词源 2
Blend of dove + hawk. Coined by American author Donald S. Zagoria in 1967 (see quotation).
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