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claw n.爪；钳；螯；爪状物v.抓；撕 (1) 猫有锋利的爪子。(2) 母鸡的脚爪有三个脚趾。(3) 那个编辑在一篇社论中恶毒地攻击了反对派。(4) 他的脸给抓坏了。(5) 他们家宠爱的猫在我的袜子上抓破了个洞。 As a noun, a claw is the pointy finger-like grabbers that birds, insects, and some lizards and mammals have. Machines can have claws too, and maybe you’ve seen the game at an arcade where you make a metal claw pick up a toy. Claw can be a verb as well, meaning to grab, scratch, or pull in a painful and jolting way. Should someone bury you up to your neck in a hole, you’ll have to claw your way out. And you can accidentally claw your date if you grab her arm during a scary movie.

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英 [klɔː] 美 [klɔː] (1) Cats have sharp claws.(2) A hen's claw has three toes.(3) The editor got his claws into the opposition in a vicious editorial.(4) His face was badly clawed.(5) Their favorite cat clawed a hole in my stocking. 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. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](鸟兽的)爪，脚爪 The claws of a bird or animal are the thin, hard, curved nails at the end of its feet.   [usu pl]The cat tried to cling to the edge by its claws.猫试图用爪子抓住边缘。2[N-COUNT 可数名词](龙虾、螃蟹、蝎子等的)螯，钳 The claws of a lobster, crab, or scorpion are the two pointed parts at the end of its legs which are used for holding things.   [usu pl]3[VERB 动词]（用爪子）抓（破），撕（伤），挠（坏） If an animal claws at something, it scratches or damages it with its claws.   [V at n]  [Also V n]The wolf clawed at the tree and howled the whole night.这匹狼用爪子挠着树，嚎叫了整晚。4[VERB 动词]使劲抓住；用力抓住 To claw at something mean to try very hard to get hold of it.   [V at n]  [Also V n]His fingers clawed at Blake's wrist...他的手指紧紧抓住布莱克的手腕。He stumbled, clawed wildly at the air and fell backwards into the water.他绊了一脚，双手在空中胡乱抓了几下，然后仰天栽进了水里。5[VERB 动词](抓住东西)费力前进 If you claw your way somewhere, you move there with great difficulty, trying desperately to find things to hold on to.   [V way prep/adv]Some did manage to claw their way up iron ladders to the safety of the upper deck.的确有人设法抓住铁梯爬上了顶层甲板，脱离了危险。6[VERB 动词]不畏艰险地拼搏；坚持不懈地奋斗 If someone claws their way to a successful position, they achieve it with great determination in spite of many difficulties.   [V way prep/adv]Gino clawed his way out of underworld obscurity to become a millionaire hotelier.吉诺从底层社会的无名小卒一步步奋斗成为拥有百万家财的酒店大亨。7[N-PLURAL 复数名词]影响别人的言行；（尤指）尖刻的言行，令人不愉快的言行 If someone gets their claws into another person, they start doing or saying things, especially unpleasant things, which affect that person.   [poss N]She should take her claws out of Tom and let him get on with his life.她不该再死死地缠着汤姆，应该让他继续自己的生活。相关词组：claw back

英语单词	claw
英美音标	英 [klɔː] 美 [klɔː]
中文释义	n.爪；钳；螯；爪状物 v.抓；撕
英语例句	(1) Cats have sharp claws. (2) A hen's claw has three toes. (3) The editor got his claws into the opposition in a vicious editorial. (4) His face was badly clawed. (5) Their favorite cat clawed a hole in my stocking.
中文例句	(1) 猫有锋利的爪子。 (2) 母鸡的脚爪有三个脚趾。 (3) 那个编辑在一篇社论中恶毒地攻击了反对派。 (4) 他的脸给抓坏了。 (5) 他们家宠爱的猫在我的袜子上抓破了个洞。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	As a noun, a claw is the pointy finger-like grabbers that birds, insects, and some lizards and mammals have. Machines can have claws too, and maybe you’ve seen the game at an arcade where you make a metal claw pick up a toy. Claw can be a verb as well, meaning to grab, scratch, or pull in a painful and jolting way. Should someone bury you up to your neck in a hole, you’ll have to claw your way out. And you can accidentally claw your date if you grab her arm during a scary movie.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](鸟兽的)爪，脚爪 The claws of a bird or animal are the thin, hard, curved nails at the end of its feet. [usu pl] The cat tried to cling to the edge by its claws. 猫试图用爪子抓住边缘。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](龙虾、螃蟹、蝎子等的)螯，钳 The claws of a lobster, crab, or scorpion are the two pointed parts at the end of its legs which are used for holding things. [usu pl] 3 [VERB 动词]（用爪子）抓（破），撕（伤），挠（坏） If an animal claws at something, it scratches or damages it with its claws. [V at n] [Also V n] The wolf clawed at the tree and howled the whole night. 这匹狼用爪子挠着树，嚎叫了整晚。 4 [VERB 动词]使劲抓住；用力抓住 To claw at something mean to try very hard to get hold of it. [V at n] [Also V n] His fingers clawed at Blake's wrist... 他的手指紧紧抓住布莱克的手腕。 He stumbled, clawed wildly at the air and fell backwards into the water. 他绊了一脚，双手在空中胡乱抓了几下，然后仰天栽进了水里。 5 [VERB 动词](抓住东西)费力前进 If you claw your way somewhere, you move there with great difficulty, trying desperately to find things to hold on to. [V way prep/adv] Some did manage to claw their way up iron ladders to the safety of the upper deck. 的确有人设法抓住铁梯爬上了顶层甲板，脱离了危险。 6 [VERB 动词]不畏艰险地拼搏；坚持不懈地奋斗 If someone claws their way to a successful position, they achieve it with great determination in spite of many difficulties. [V way prep/adv] Gino clawed his way out of underworld obscurity to become a millionaire hotelier. 吉诺从底层社会的无名小卒一步步奋斗成为拥有百万家财的酒店大亨。 7 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]影响别人的言行；（尤指）尖刻的言行，令人不愉快的言行 If someone gets their claws into another person, they start doing or saying things, especially unpleasant things, which affect that person. [poss N] She should take her claws out of Tom and let him get on with his life. 她不该再死死地缠着汤姆，应该让他继续自己的生活。相关词组： claw back

Claw N Verb 动词 [V Ed Cat N Count