legal eagle
noun [ C ] informal uk/ˌliː.ɡəl ˈiː.ɡəl/ us/ˌliː.ɡəl ˈiː.ɡəl/
法律之鹰;锐敏的律师;聪明的法律专业学生
a skilled lawyer, or a clever student of law
Legal eagles sensed they'd spotted an infringement of trademark and swooped. 法律之鹰察觉到商标侵权行为，猛扑上去。
Teenage legal eagles pitted their wits against each other during a mock trial at Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College. 在伊丽莎白女王高中的一次模拟审判中，年轻的法律之鹰斗智斗勇。
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- She hires a fresh-faced young legal eagle named Ellen.
- Legal eagles are claiming that under the new Human Rights Act, universities could be taken to court by students unhappy with their marks.
- Learning the ropes from a senior partner, the legal eagles would be given their own client cases as they progressed.