单词 | claw |
释义 | claw (klɔː ) Word forms: claws , clawing , clawed 1. countable noun [usually plural] B2 The claws of a bird or animal are the thin, hard, curved nails at the end of its feet. The cat tried to cling to the edge by its claws. 2. countable noun [usually plural] B2 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. 3. verb If an animal claws at something, it scratches or damages it with its claws. The wolf clawed at the tree and howled the whole night. [VERB + at] 4. verb To claw at something means to try very hard to get hold of it. His fingers clawed at Blake's wrist. [VERB + at] He stumbled, clawed wildly at the air and fell backwards into the water. [VERB at noun] 5. verb If you claw your way somewhere, you move there with great difficulty, trying desperately to find things to hold on to. Some did manage to claw their way up iron ladders to the safety of the upper deck. [VERB way preposition/adverb] 6. verb If someone claws their way to a successful position, they achieve it with great determination in spite of many difficulties. Gino clawed his way out of underworld obscurity to become a millionaire hotelier. [VERB way preposition/adverb] 7. plural noun [poss NOUN] If someone gets their claws into another person, they start doing or saying things, especially unpleasant things, which affect that person. She should take her claws out of Tom and let him get on with his life. Phrasal verbs: claw back 1. phrasal verb If someone claws back some of the money or power they had lost, they get some of it back again. [British] They will eventually be able to claw back all or most of the debt. [VERB PARTICLE noun] In the meantime his generals will want to claw back some of their old influence. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 2. phrasal verb If a government claws back money, it finds a way of taking money back from people that it gave money to in another way. [British] The Chancellor will try to claw back £3.5 billion in next year's Budget. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Idioms: red in tooth and claw [literary] behaving competitively and ruthlessly His intention was to demonstrate that Labour is no longer red in tooth and claw, but a serious and sober political party. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: claw marks The claw marks cover a distance of 15 metres, which suggests that the dinosaur would have been able to swim with co-ordinated leg movements. Times, Sunday Times Then we happen on the terrifying claw marks of a jaguar, scored into a wayside trunk. Times, Sunday Times Its handsome face was raked with claw marks. Smithsonian It looks like a mobile bread bin with three claw marks down the side of it. Times, Sunday Times Claw marks from bears merge with scratch marks from cavemen imitating them. Times, Sunday Times Sharks, scallops, swordfish and sea bream glisten behind the glass alongside live langoustines, crab claws, oysters, mussels and whelks. Times, Sunday Times The menu features pan-fried crab claws with chilli butter or seafood chowder served with freshly baked wheaten bread. Times, Sunday Times Add coriander and when wilted, slip the crab claws under the liquid. Times, Sunday Times The gourmet seafood box, including crab claws and king prawns, costs about £59.95. Times,Sunday Times Once news of this leaks out, flights and packages for those dates will go quicker than the crab claws on a cruise-ship buffet. Times, Sunday Times U2's latest world tour features three stages and a giant claw that ensures as many spectators as possible get a decent view. Times, Sunday Times Pale grey field walls striped the pastures, footed in their own black shadows, resembling giant claw scratches in the ground. Times, Sunday Times Your new skills mean you can run up the side of buildings, throw cars and grow giant claws. Times, Sunday Times Sitting atop the structure are six giant claws which allow performers to climb the wall and suspend in mid-air. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are the width of a lobster claw, but about four times as long. Times, Sunday Times The plants are also known as parrot's beak, parrot's bill and lobster claw - all references to the distinctive flowers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are arm-warmers, leg-warmers, a variety of gloves including weird two-fingered mittens like lobster claws. Times, Sunday Times It left him with five long claw marks across his left cheek. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He described it as a large felid with an extremely long claw on one digit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The name refers to the long claw on the hind toe of each foot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Particularly when they have long claws, a terrier's grip and a serious bite. Times, Sunday Times The limbs are equal in length and have long claws. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He uses his metal claw, in place of his left hand, mercilessly in battle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This design was eventually replaced in turn with another concept, a masked ninja in a bodysuit armed with a long metal claw on his right hand. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many of her costumes have incorporated retractable metal claws on the fingertips of her gloves and sometimes on the toes of her boots. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The gloves are tipped with metal claws, which she has occasionally been seen filing to keep sharp. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have powerful claws that enable them to keep their grip. Times, Sunday Times The fore limbs (arms) were long and slender and bore powerful claws. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were approximately 30 cm long, and had paddle-like forepaws with powerful claws adapted for digging. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Wombats use their rodent-like front teeth and powerful claws to dig extensive burrow systems; they are mainly crepuscular and nocturnal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He fights with his powerful claws and the chain that hangs around his neck. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It may have had razor-sharp claws the size of sofas. Times, Sunday Times It was one of the most fearsome sea monsters of all time, a vast sea scorpion that lurked below the surface and ambushed its prey with razor-sharp claws. Times, Sunday Times Angered, she broke her restraints and manifested razor-sharp claws on her fingertips. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She possesses razor-sharp claws and fangs and an electrified tail. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While recovering, her powers manifested themselves elsewhere, perhaps through a secondary mutation, as razor-sharp claws protruding from her fingertips. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For all their hot breath and sharp claws, the potential investors are easily soothed. Times, Sunday Times A sure-footed take on a classic, with very sharp claws. Times, Sunday Times The thought of these massive marine lizards with big teeth and sharp claws - it's like a fantasy, almost too good to be true. Times, Sunday Times They are big birds with sharp claws. Times, Sunday Times It has a fully developed beak and sharp claws on its feet, but instead of wings it has a small pair of 'hands'. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 爪, 抓用爪, 抓着东西艰难地 挪到 Japanese: かぎづめ, つめで引っかく, 苦労して少しずつ進む |
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