In politics, a hawkish person wants to use soldiers and force to deal with a problem between countries, rather than talking and making a deal. The picture behind the word is the hawk, a bird that hunts.

In politics在政治上， a hawkish person鷹派的人 wants to use soldiers and force想用軍隊和武力 to deal with a problem between countries來處理國家之間的問題， rather than talking and making a deal而不是用談判和協議來解決。 The picture behind the word這個詞背後的畫面 is is the hawk是老鷹， a bird that hunts一種會獵食的鳥。

News writers often set hawks against doves: hawks push a hard line; doves want peace. Though actually, hawkish does not simply mean “likes war.” A leader can be hawkish on one question — weapons, say — and much softer on another.

News writers新聞寫手 often set hawks against doves常把鷹派和鴿派拿來對比：hawks鷹派 push a hard line主張強硬路線；doves鴿派 want peace想要和平。 Though actually,不過其實， hawkish這個詞 does not simply mean “likes war.”並不是單純指「喜歡打仗」。 A leader一個領袖 can be hawkish on one question在某個議題上可以是鷹派的 — weapons, say比如武器問題 — and much softer on another在另一個議題上卻溫和得多。

It is a fairly formal word: you hear it in the news and in government talk more than at the dinner table.

It is這是 a fairly formal word一個相當正式的詞： you hear it你會聽到它 in the news and in government talk出現在新聞和政府談話裡 more than at the dinner table比在餐桌上聊天更常見。

People also stretch it. A boss who is hawkish about prices is only being tough; there is no army in the story.

People大家 also stretch it也會延伸使用這個詞。 A boss一個老闆 who is hawkish about prices如果對價格很強硬 is only being tough只是態度強硬而已； there is no army in the story這個說法裡沒有軍隊的事。

Do not mix it up with hawk-eyed, which means watching very closely.

Do not mix it up with不要把它跟 hawk-eyed搞混， which means watching very closely後者的意思是觀察得非常仔細。