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单词 claw
释义
claw
noun[C]
uk
/klɔː/us
/klɑː/
one of thesharpcurvednailsat the end of each of thetoesof someanimalsandbirds:
（兽类或鸟类的）爪，脚爪
Ourcatlikestosharpenher claws on thelegsof thediningtable.我们的猫喜欢在餐桌腿上磨爪子。
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one of the twopointedparts, used forholdingthings, at the end of thelegsof someinsectsandseacreatures:
（昆虫、海生动物的）螯，钳
Keepyourfingersaway from the crab's claws when youpickit up.抓螃蟹时，别用手指触碰它的钳子。
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ahumanhandthat iscurvedortwistedso that itlookslike theclawsof ananimal,bird, orinsect:
Since herstroke, she has tokeepherhandmobile, or thefingerstendtobendinto arigidclaw.
anobjectortoolforpickingthings up thatlookssomething like theclawsof ananimal,bird, orinsect:
Anironclawliftsmetalscrapsfrom onepileto another.
It was one of thoseold-fashionedarcadegameswhere youpickupprizeswith amechanicalclaw.
The machine'sgiantclawrippedtheroofoff thehouselike it waspaper.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The legs & feet of non-human animals
  • bipedal
  • clawed
  • cloven
  • foot
  • forefoot
  • foreleg
  • hock
  • hoof
  • hooves
  • leg
  • limb
  • member
  • pad
  • paw
  • shank
  • sucker
  • talon
  • web
  • web-footed
  • zygodactyl
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Miscellaneous animal body parts
The hand
Tools in general

Idiom

getyourclaws intosomeone
claw
verb[IorT]
uk
/klɔː/us
/klɑː/
to use claws totearsomething or someone:
（用爪子）抓，撕，挠
He wasseriouslyinjuredwhen one of thelionsclawed his back.他的后背被其中一只狮子严重抓伤了。
Whenourcatishungry, shestartsclawingatmylegs.我们家的猫饿了就开始抓我的腿。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal (non-human) behaviour
  • accidental
  • beg
  • behave
  • behaviour
  • behavioural science
  • behaviourist
  • gambol
  • groom
  • housebroken
  • migrate
  • monogamous
  • monogamy
  • murmuration
  • nocturnal
  • non-migrant
  • nuzzle
  • ruminate
  • scent
  • skitter
  • soar
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Idiom

clawyourway(somewhere)

Phrasal verb

clawsomethingback
(Definition ofclawfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
claw
noun[C]
uk
/klɔː/us
/klɑː/
one of thesharpcurvednailsat the end of each of thetoesof someanimalsandbirds
（兽类或鸟类的）爪，脚爪
Ourcatlikestosharpenher claws on thelegsof thediningtable.我们的猫喜欢在餐桌腿上磨爪子。
one of the twopointedparts, used forholdingthings, at the end of thelegsof someinsectsandseacreatures
（昆虫、海生动物的）螯，钳
Keepyourfingersaway from the crab's claws when youpickit up.抓螃蟹时，别用手指触碰它的钳子。

Idiom

getyourclaws intosb
claw
verb[IorT]
uk
/klɔː/us
/klɑː/
to use claws totearsomething or someone
（用爪子）抓，撕，挠
He wasseriouslyinjuredwhen one of thelionsclawed his back.他的后背被其中一只狮子严重抓伤了。
Whenourcatishungry, shestartsclawingatmylegs.我们家的猫饿了就开始抓我的腿。

Idiom

clawyourway(somewhere)

Phrasal verb

clawsthback

claw| American Dictionary

claw
noun[C]
us
/klɔ/
one of thesharp,curvednailsat the end of each of thetoesof someanimalsandbirds:
Ourcatlikestosharpenher claws on thelegsof thediningtable.
A claw is also thecurved,movablepartat the end of thelegof someinsectsandseaanimals, such ascrabsandlobsters:
Watch out – the lobster’s clawspinch.
claw
verb[I/T]
us
/klɔ/
tocutesp.fleshwith claws:
[T]Nora’scatattackedhim andbeganclawing his back.
Someone who claws his or her waysomewhereuses a lot ofefforttoachievesomething:
[I]Theteamtrailed, 24–13, after onequarterbut clawed to 26–18 by halftime.
(Definition ofclawfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

claw| Business English

claw
verb
uk
/klɔː/us
claw your way (somewhere)
toachievesomething withgreateffortordifficulty:
claw your way into/out of sthHeclawedhis way out of nearbankruptcy.
She was always anexcellentstudent, and she hasclawedher way upto being ahighlysuccessfulbankexecutive.

Phrasal verb

claw (sth) back
(Definition ofclawfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofclaw

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A study of the visual pigments of the clawed toad.
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Effects of supplementing pregnant heifers with methionine or melatonin on the anatomy and other characteristics of their lateral hind claws.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Tissue sample blocks (approx. 6r5r4 mm) were taken from four pigmented and four non-pigmented claws.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Small field motion detection in goldfish of the goldfish and the clawed toad tadpole under photopic conditions.
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The primus burned badly, candles went out, matches would not strike - the men lunged for the entrance and clawed an opening.
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He hopes that by the time he is ready to demonstrate it to the military the lobster will have two claws which it can use as bump sensors.
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Measurement of the thickness of the corium and subcutaneous tissue of the hind claws of dairy cattle by ultrasound.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The small numbers in the present study preclude general conclusions about generic differences between claws of beef and dairy origin.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They cried out, shrilling cries, pulsing sharper than birds of prey - eagles, vultures with hooked claws - when farmers plunder their nest of young too young to fly.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Pads almost attaining points of claws.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Pads almost as long as claws.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The whole of a compensation payment can be clawed back, and individuals can feel that they have taken on a case for nothing.
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Many things are difficult with iron hooks or claws.
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There are economic issues involved in such clawing back and reconversion.
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In most cases, however, the relief certainly will not be clawed back.
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Collocationswithclaw

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claw hammer
To accomplish this, he brought aboard two claw hammers, two sledge hammers and a speargun concealed inside a guitar case.
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claw marks
A variety of tracks and claw marks have been discovered which are claimed to belong to the creature.
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crab claw
The mast supports fore-sails that may consist of a single jib multiple staysails, or acrabclawsail.
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