1 one of the long curved nails on the end of an animal's or a bird's foot (鸟、兽的)爪
☞pictures at shellfish and on page C1 见shellfish及C1页插图
2 one of a pair of long, sharp fingers that certain types of shellfish and some insects have. They use them for holding or picking things up (甲壳类水生动物和某些昆虫的)螯,钳:
the claws of a crab蟹钳
claw²
/klɔ: ||; klɔ/verb
[I,T] claw (at) sb/sth to scratch or tear sb/sth with claws or with your fingernails (用爪、螯、钳或指甲)抓,撕:
The cat was clawing at the furniture.猫在用爪子抓家具。
claw1/klɔ; klɔː/n [C] a sharp curved nail on an animal or bird〔动物或鸟类的〕爪see picture on page 见 A2 页图
claw2v [I,T] 1 to tear or pull at something, using your fingers or nails〔用手指或爪〕撕﹔抓: +at The kitten clawed at my trousers. 那只小猫抓我的裤子。2 if you claw your way somewhere, you use a lot of effort and determination to reach a place or position 奋力前进﹔努力争取: claw your way up/back etc Hanson has clawed his way to the top. 汉森已经爬到了最高位置。