claw
n
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(a) any of the pointed nails (nail1) on the feet of some mammals, birds and reptiles 爪(某些哺乳類、 鳥類和爬行類動物的尖利腳趾甲)
Cats have sharp claws. 貓有尖爪.
(b) (esp in birds) foot with claws (尤指鳥類)帶爪的腳
The eagle held a mouse in its claws. 鷹用爪抓住了老鼠.
2 pincers of a shellfish (甲殼類動物的)鉗, 螯
a lobster's claw 龍蝦的螯. =>illus at shellfish 見shellfish之插圖.
3 mechanical device like a claw, used for gripping and lifting things 爪形器具(用以抓住或提起物件).
4 (idm 習語) get one's claws into sb (infml 口) (esp of a woman) attach oneself to (a partner) in a determined way (尤指女子)依附於伴侶
She's really got her claws into him! 她完全依靠他了! claw, v
1 [Ipr, Tn] ~ (at) sb/sth (try to) scratch or tear sb/sth with a claw or claws or with one's finger-nails (試圖)用爪或指甲抓或撕某人[某物]; 搔; 撓; 刮
The cats clawed at each other. 貓用爪子互相抓.
The prisoner clawed at the cell door in desperation. 囚犯絕望地亂抓牢房的門.
His face was badly clawed. 他的臉給抓壞了.
2 (idm 習語) claw one's way across, up, through, etc move across, etc by using the claws or the hands 用爪或手爬行過去等
They slowly clawed their way up the cliff. 他們緩慢地爬上峭壁.
3 (phr v) claw sth back (of a government) recover, esp by taxation, money paid as an allowance to people who are not thought to need financial help (指政府)(尤指用稅收)收回認為不需資助者的補助金.
?? 考研助記
c(爪子,象形)+law(法律):法律就如同 爪子
?? 擴展釋義
*[kl?:]n. 爪, 螯, 抓傷vt. 用爪抓, 挖, 搜刮vi. 用爪抓, 挖, 搜刮【醫】 爪; 牙鑰爪相關詞組: claw off put the claw on sb claw hold of