paw

英 [pɔː]

美 [pɔː]

n.  (动物的)爪; (人的)手
v.  (不断地)挠，抓; 猥亵地摩挲; 动手动脚; 动手挑逗

复数：paws　现在分词：pawing　过去式：pawed　过去分词：pawed　第三人称单数：paws　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10382 / COCA.8033

牛津词典

noun

• （动物的）爪
  the foot of an animal that has claws or nails
• （人的）手
  a person's hand
  1. Take your filthy paws off me!
     把你的脏手从我身上拿开！

verb

• （不断地）挠，抓
  to scratch or touch sth repeatedly with a paw
  1. The dog pawed at my sleeve.
     狗一直挠我的衣袖。
  2. The stallion pawed the ground impatiently.
     种马焦躁地用蹄刨着地面。
• 猥亵地摩挲；动手动脚；动手挑逗
  to touch sb in a rough sexual way that they find offensive

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （猫、狗、熊等的）爪子，脚掌
  Thepawsof an animal such as a cat, dog, or bear are its feet, which have claws for gripping things and soft pads for walking on.
  1. The kitten was black with white front paws and a white splotch on her chest...
     那只黑色小猫长着白色前爪，胸口上有一块白斑。
  2. He removes a thorn from a lion's paw.
     他从狮子脚掌上拔下一根刺。
• N-COUNT 爪子（指手，尤用于形容手非常大或非常笨拙）
  You can describe someone's hand as theirpaw, especially if it is very large or if they are very clumsy.
  1. He shook Keaton's hand with his big paw.
     他用他的大爪子握了握基顿的手。
• VERB 用爪子抓 （或扒）
  If an animalpawssomething, it draws its foot over it or down it.
  1. Madigan's horse pawed the ground...
     马迪根的马用蹄子扒着地面。
  2. The dogs continued to paw and claw frantically at the chain mesh.
     那些狗继续用爪子疯狂地抓铁丝网。
• VERB （冒犯地）摸弄，动手动脚
  If one personpawsanother, they touch or stroke them in a way that the other person finds offensive.
  1. Stop pawing me, Giles!...
     别碰我，贾尔斯！
  2. He pawed at my jacket with his free hand.
     他用闲着的那只手摸我的夹克。

英英释义

noun

• a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
• the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
  1. he had the hands of a surgeon
  2. he extended his mitt
  Synonym:handmanusmitt

verb

• touch clumsily
  1. The man tried to paw her
• scrape with the paws
  1. The bear pawed the door

双语例句

• Fish and bears paw, both must.
  鱼和熊掌，两个都得要。
• But Lion opens his paw.
  但是狮子张开了他的爪子。
• He knocked her with his paw when she came to the nasturtiums.
  当她落在旱金莲花上时，他用爪子把她打死了。
• They may be entered only on foot, paw or hoof.
  只有长着脚、爪子或蹄子的动物可以进入保护区。
• The dog gave a yelp when I treaded on its paw.
  我踩了那狗的爪子，它吠叫了一声。
• Roll your ankles, each of which once connected a hind leg to a paw.
  转一转你的脚踝，它们都曾连接祖先的后腿和爪子。
• Stop pawing me, Giles!
  别碰我，贾尔斯！
• He pawed at my jacket with his free hand.
  他用闲着的那只手摸我的夹克。
• They also found a wooden model of a tiger paw and93 bullets in his home.
  他们还在他的家里发现了一个木质老虎爪模型以及93发子弹。
• Paw prints were seen in a number of places.
  在许多地方发现了爪印。