claw 英 [klɔ:]   美 [klɔ]

claw

claw  英 [klɔ:] 美 [klɔ]

n. 爪;螯,钳  v. 用爪抓(或挖) 

进行时:clawing  过去式:clawed  过去分词:clawed  第三人称单数:claws  名词复数:claws 

the claws of a crab 螃蟹的螯
Wait until the media gets its claws into her. 等着媒体来严厉批驳她吧。

  • The word claw is all about grabbing. It could be a lobster claw or even an ambitious worker clawing his way up the corporate ladder.
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  • n. 爪;螯,钳
  • v. 用爪抓(或挖)
  • 1. the claws of a crab

    螃蟹的螯

  • 2. Wait until the media gets its claws into her.

    等着媒体来严厉批驳她吧。

  • 3. The cat was clawing at the leg of the chair.

    那只猫在抓挠椅子腿。

  • 4. His hands clawed the air.

    他的双手在空中乱抓。

  • 5. She clawed her way to the top of her profession.

    她努力不懈,终于爬到了职业的顶峰。

  • claw (n.) "sharp, hooked, horny end of the limb of a mammal, bird, reptile, etc.," Old English clawu, earlier clea, "claw, talon, iron hook," from Proto-Germanic *klawo (source also of Old Frisian klawe "claw, hoe," Middle Dutch klouwe, Dutch klauw, Old High German klawa, German Klaue "claw").
  • claw (v.) Old English clawian "to scratch, claw," from the same root as claw (n.). Related: Clawed; clawing. Compare Dutch klaauwen, Old High German klawan, German klauen.
claw / klɔː ; NAmE klɔː / noun , verb claw claws clawed clawing noun 1 one of the sharp curved nails on the end of an animal's or a bird's foot (动物或禽类的)爪,脚爪 2 a long, sharp curved part of the body of some types of shellfish,used for catching and holding things (水生有壳动物的)螯,钳 the claws of a crab 螃蟹的螯 3 part of a tool or machine, like a claw,used for holding, pulling or lifting things 爪形夹具;(机械的)爪 see also claw hammer IDIOM get your claws into sb 1 ( disapproving) if a woman gets her clawsinto a man, she tries hard to make him marry her or to have a relationship with her (女人)死死缠住(男人) 2 to criticize sb severely 严厉批评 Wait until the media gets its claws into her. 等着媒体来严厉批驳她吧。 more at red adj. verb [intransitive ,  transitive ] to scratch or tear sb/sth with clawsor with your nails (用爪子或手指甲)抓,撕,挠 clawat sb/sth The cat was clawing at the leg of the chair. 那只猫在抓挠椅子腿。 clawsb/sth She had clawed Stephen across the face. 她抓过斯蒂芬的脸。 ( figurative) His hands clawed the air. 他的双手在空中乱抓。 IDIOM claw your way back, into sth, out of sth, to sth, etc. to gradually achieve sth or move somewhere by using a lot of determination and effort 努力逐步获得;艰难地移动 She clawed her way to the top of her profession. 她努力不懈,终于爬到了职业的顶峰。 Slowly, he clawed his way out from under the collapsed building. 他艰难地从倒塌的大楼废墟底下慢慢爬了出来。 PHRASAL VERB ˌclaw sth↔ˈback 1 to get sth back that you have lost, usually by using a lot of effort 设法捞回;费力地挽回 2 (of a government 政府 ) to get back money that has been paid to people, usually by taxing them (常通过税收手段)收回(已支付给民众的钱款) related noun clawback claw / klɔː ; NAmE klɔː /
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