| 释义 |
claw | BrE klɔː, AmE klɔ | A. noun ① (of animal, bird) 爪子 zhuǎzi ; (of crab, lobster) 螯 áo ② claws plural figurative informal derogatory (hand) 手 shǒu ▸ get your claws off those cakes! 别碰那些蛋糕！ ▸ to get one's claws into sb «woman» 死死缠住某男人 ③ (on hammer) 起钉爪 qǐdīngzhuǎ ; (on crane) 爪斗 zhuǎdǒu B. transitive verb ① (scratch) «cat, bird of prey» 用爪子抓 yòng zhuǎzi zhuā ; «desperate person» 用指甲抓 yòng zhǐjia zhuā ② (tear) 撕扯 sīchě ③ figurative 拼命努力 pīnmìng nǔlì ▸ he clawed his way to the top 他千辛万苦做到了高层 C. intransitive verb (scratch at) 抓 zhuā ▸ to claw at sth/sb; 向某物/某人抓去 ▸ the cat was clawing at the chair leg 那只猫在抓挠椅子腿 PHRASAL VERB claw back transitive verb [claw sth back, claw back sth] ① British «government, tax authorities» 收回 shōuhuí ‹money, benefits›▸ to claw sth back from sb; 向某人收回某物 ② Business, Sport 夺回 duóhuí ‹position› |