claw

英 [klɔː] 美 [klɔː]

• n. 爪；钳；螯；爪状物
• v. 抓；撕

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 抓,撕,搔

   tear, pull, take hold of, etc., as if with claws

n. (名词)

1. [C]爪

   one of the hard pointed parts on the feet of some animals and birds

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 爪（子），脚爪
2. 钳，鳌
3. 爪形器具，爪形夹具，卡爪
4. 钩
5. 羊角锤，拔钉锤
6. <贬>手
7. 合围
8. 把手
9. 凸起部
10. 齿
11. 线索
12. 抓伤
13. 死死缠住（男人）
14. 严厉批评

v. 动词

1. 用爪子抓、挖、掘、撕、搔、挠
2. 费力地夺回，费力地挽回，设法捞回
3. 用手探索
4. 捕捉，逮捕
5. 贪婪地抓住
6. 搜刮
7. 揍
8. 努力逐步获得
9. 艰难地移动

英英释义

Noun:

1. sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles

2. a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

3. a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

4. a bird's foot

Verb:

1. move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging;

   "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"
   

2. clutch as if in panic;

   "She clawed the doorknob"
   

3. scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails

4. attack as if with claws;

   "The politician clawed his rival"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Cats have sharp claws.
   猫有锋利的爪子。
2. A hen's claw has three toes.
   母鸡的脚爪有三个脚趾。
3. The editor got his claws into the opposition in a vicious editorial.
   那个编辑在一篇社论中恶毒地攻击了反对派。

用作动词 (v.)

1. His face was badly clawed.
   他的脸给抓坏了。
2. Their favorite cat clawed a hole in my stocking.
   他们家宠爱的猫在我的袜子上抓破了个洞。
3. Anxiety clawed him.
   忧虑撕裂他的心。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. The cat kept clawing at my trousers.
   猫不停地抓我的裤子。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. He clawed his way up from the back streets of Glasgow.
   他是从格拉斯哥的穷街陋巷里爬上来的。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Tigers retract their claws.
   老虎平时是将爪子收起来的。
2. Lobsters are able to reproduce claws when they are torn off.
   龙虾的螯被扯去后还能再生出来。
3. They have to draw in their claws.
   他们不得不放弃强硬的手段。

经典引文

• A yellow clawsthe very same that had clawed together so much wealthspoked itself out of the coach-window.

  出自： N. Hawthorne

• Claw me, and I will claw thee: Winke at mine, and I will not see thy faults.

  出自： T. Adams

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• clip〔cut〕 sb's claws 斩断某人的魔爪,解除某人的武装
• retract one's claws 缩回爪子

形容词+～

• retractile claws 伸缩自如的爪子
• sharp claws 利爪

介词+～

• escape from the claw of sb 逃脱某人的魔掌
• in sb's claws 在某人的魔掌之下
• with the claws 用爪子

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的clawu，意为爪，脚。

近反义词

【近义词】

• graze
• rip
• nail