| 单词 | claw |
| 释义 | claw —clawer, n. —clawless, adj. /klaw/, n. 1. a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird. 2. a similar curved process at the end of the leg of an insect. 3. the pincerlike extremity of specific limbs of certain arthropods: lobster claws. 4. any part or thing resembling a claw, as the cleft end of the head of a hammer. 5. Typography. the hooklike projection from the right side of an r or from the bowl of a g. 6. (in a motion-picture mechanism) a device having one or two teeth that hook into the perforations of a length of film and move it one frame at a time at any given speed. 7. Jewelry. one of a group of slender, tapering metal projections rising from the base of a jewelry setting, used to hold a transparent or faceted gemstone in position. Cf. prong (def. 4). v.t. 8. to tear, scratch, seize, pull, etc., with or as if with claws: The kitten clawed my sweater to shreds. 9. to make by or as if by scratching, digging, etc., with hands or claws: to claw a hole in the earth. 10. to proceed by or as if by using the hands: He clawed his way through the crowd. v.i. 11. to scratch, tear, or dig with or as if with claws: The cat clawed and hissed in fear. 12. to make fumbling motions: He clawed at the door. She clawed for the light switch. 13. Scot. to scratch gently, as to relieve itching. [bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE clawu; c. OHG chlo(a), akin to D klauw, G Klaue; (v.) ME clawen, OE claw(i)an, deriv. of clawu (n.); akin to D klauwen, G klauen] |
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