claw

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claw1 /klɔː $ klɒː/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1  HBAHBBa sharp curved nail on an animal, bird, or some insects 〔动物、鸟或有些昆虫的〕爪，螯 The cat dug his claws into my leg. 猫的爪子抓进了我的腿中。 lobster claws 龙虾的螯 →4  See picture of 见图 BIG CAT2  get your claws into somebody a) MARRYif someone gets their claws into another person, they influence them in a harmful way 对某人施加坏的影响 The thought of Eloise getting her claws into the child made his blood run cold. 一想到埃洛伊丝把魔爪伸向这孩子，他就不寒而栗。 b) UNPLEASANTto say unpleasant things about someone in order to upset them 攻击某人，中伤某人 Wait till the papers get their claws into him. 等着报界来骂他吧。3  TZthe curved end of a tool or machine, used for lifting things 爪形夹具；〔机械的〕爪 a claw hammer 拔钉锤

Examples from the Corpus

claw• Bellowing, the thing was trying to reach over the stair-rail with its other encrusted, decomposing claw.• Blackberry almost drove Pipkin on to it with his claws.• We are lost, for they will surely tear us to pieces with their sharp claws.• His arms are wrapped in a white winding cloth, and the claws of a dead chicken hang near his head.• This is because the claws have so many important functions in the life of a cat.• They let the claw go each year and it grows back as big as ever.• Usually the Daemon in that card snarled with bared fangs and reached out with wicked claws.• Dianne Wiest has her moments, though, as a fluffy gangster's moll with claws of steel.claw2 verb [intransitive, transitive]  1  PULLto tear or pull at something, using claws or your fingers 〔用爪或手指〕抓，撕claw at The cat keeps clawing at the rug. 猫不停地用爪子抓地毯。2  claw your way to try very hard to reach a place or position, using a lot of effort and determination 奋力前进；努力争取claw your way up/along/back etc He clawed his way forward inch by inch. 他艰难地一点一点往前爬。 Benson clawed his way back into the lead. 本森奋力拼搏，又夺回了领先地位。3 claw something ↔ back phrasal verb a) GETto get back something that you had lost, by trying very hard 夺回，捞回；设法挽回 The company has managed to claw back its share of the market. 该公司设法夺回了自己的市场份额。b) British EnglishPET if a government or organization claws back money it has given to people, it takes it back 〔政府或机构〕收回〔已给出的钱〕→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

claw• Their dog clawed all the paint off the doors.• Forgetting the pain clawing at her maltreated ankle, Luce stared unbelievingly at a head and shoulders portrait of herself.• Marian's two-year-old toddler was clawing at her skirt.• The cat shifted about on his lap, clawed at the woolen nubs of his trousers.• She was there as her son clawed his way up from the post-coma cognitive level of a 2-year-old.• Benedettini clawed the ball out with his right hand, but a linesman raised his flag to indicate a goal.• Something in his face fought, clawed, was smothered.• You have to really work and claw your way up there.claw at• The cat's been clawing at the furniture again.From Longman Business Dictionaryclawclaw /klɔːklɒː/ verb → claw back→ See Verb tableOrigin claw1 Old English clawu

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claw

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claw¹ /klɔː $ klɒː/ noun [countable]
1. a sharp curved nail on an animal, bird, or some insects:
    The cat dug his claws into my leg.
    lobster claws
2. get your claws into somebody
  a. if someone gets their claws into another person, they influence them in a harmful way:
    The thought of Eloise getting her claws into the child made his blood run cold.
  b. to say unpleasant things about someone in order to upset them:
    Wait till the papers get their claws into him.
3. the curved end of a tool or machine, used for lifting things:
    a claw hammer

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claw² verb [intransitive and transitive]
1. to tear or pull at something, using claws or your fingers
    claw at
    The cat keeps clawing at the rug.
2. claw your way to try very hard to reach a place or position, using a lot of effort and determination
    claw your way up/along/back etc
    He clawed his way forward inch by inch.
    Benson clawed his way back into the lead.
     
claw something ↔ back phrasal verb
  1. to get back something that you had lost, by trying very hard:
    The company has managed to claw back its share of the market.
  2. British English if a government or organization claws back money it has given to people, it takes it back