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

• He took the lions paw, shook it kindly, and then retired uninjured from the cell.
  他握住狮子的爪子，亲热的摇了摇，然后安然无恙的退出了笼子。
• Then he thought about his wife& and he put out his hand and took the paw.
  但他又想到了他可怜的妻子，还是把猴爪拿了起来。
• 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。
• Old Mr White was afraid and he put the monkey's paw into his pocket.
  老怀特先生害怕了，他把猴爪放进了口袋。
• And sticks its paw in flour.
  羊用面粉粘住了它的爪子。
• The Lion came closer to the Boy and raised his paw.
  狮子又向男孩靠近了一些，抬起它的前爪。
• He removes a thorn from a lion's paw.
  他从狮子脚掌上拔下一根刺。
• 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。
• Stop pawing me, Giles!
  别碰我，贾尔斯！
• The dog whimpered feebly and held up its injured paw.
  那狗无力地呜咽着，举起它受伤的脚爪。