单词	claw
释义	claw1 nounclaw2 verb clawclaw1 /klɔː $ klɒː/ ●●○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINclaw1 Origin: Old English clawu Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Bellowing, the thing was trying to reach over the stair-rail with its other encrusted, decomposing claw. Blackberry almost drove Pipkin on to it with his claws. Dianne Wiest has her moments, though, as a fluffy gangster's moll with claws of steel. His arms are wrapped in a white winding cloth, and the claws of a dead chicken hang near his head. They let the claw go each year and it grows back as big as ever. This is because the claws have so many important functions in the life of a cat. Usually the Daemon in that card snarled with bared fangs and reached out with wicked claws. We are lost, for they will surely tear us to pieces with their sharp claws. word sets WORD SETS► Animals aardvark, nounadder, nounAfghan, nounalley cat, nounalligator, nounalpaca, nounAlsatian, nounamphibian, nounamphibious, adjectiveangora, nounanimal, nounanteater, nounantelope, nounanthropoid, adjectiveantler, nounape, nounappaloosa, nounarachnid, nounarmadillo, nounasp, nounass, nounbaa, verbbaboon, nounbaby, nounbadger, nounbantam, nounbark, verbbark, nounbarnacle, nounbasset, nounbat, nounbay, nounbay, verbbay, adjectivebeagle, nounbear, nounbeast, nounbeast of burden, nounbeaver, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounbelly, nounbig cat, nounbig game, nounbighorn sheep, nounbilly goat, nounbiped, nounbison, nounbitch, nounbivalve, nounbleat, verbbloodhound, nounbloodstream, nounblow-hole, nounboa, nounboar, nounbobcat, nounbovine, adjectivebow-wow, nounboxer, nounbrainwave, nounbrindled, adjectivebristle, verbbronc, nounbronco, nounbrontosaurus, nounbrush, nounbuck, nounbuffalo, nounbull, nounbulldog, nounbullfrog, nounbullock, nounbull terrier, nounburro, nounburrow, nouncalf, nouncall, nouncalve, verbcamel, nouncanine, adjectivecanine, nouncarapace, nouncarcass, nouncaribou, nouncarnivore, nouncarthorse, nouncat, nouncattle, nouncaudal, adjectivecayman, nouncetacean, nounchameleon, nounchamois, nouncheetah, nounchestnut, nounchickadee, nounchicken, nounchihuahua, nounchimpanzee, nounchinchilla, nounchipmunk, nounchow, nounclaw, nouncloven hoof, nouncoat, nouncob, nouncobra, nouncocker spaniel, nouncold-blooded, adjectivecollie, nouncolouring, nouncolt, nouncomb, nounconnective tissue, nouncony, nouncoon, nouncopperhead, nouncorgi, nouncougar, nouncourtship, nouncow, nouncoyote, nouncoypu, nouncrest, nouncrocodile, nouncrop, verbcrustacean, nouncry, nouncub, nouncur, noundachshund, nounDalmatian, noundeer, nounden, noundentine, noundingo, noundinosaur, noundoe, noundog, noundolphin, noundomesticate, verbdonkey, noundormouse, noundorsal, adjectivedromedary, nounduckbilled platypus, nounearthworm, nounelephant, nounelk, nounentrails, nounermine, nounewe, nounexcreta, nounexcretion, nounfallopian tube, nounfallow deer, nounfang, nounfauna, nounfawn, nounfeed, nounfeeler, nounfeline, adjectivefeline, nounfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferal, adjectiveferret, nounfetlock, nounfieldmouse, nounfilly, nounfin, nounfleece, nounflipper, nounflying fox, nounfoal, nounfoal, verbfoetus, nounforefoot, nounforeleg, nounfox, nounfoxhound, nounfox terrier, nounFriesian, nounfrog, nounfrogspawn, nounfruit bat, nounfur, nounfurry, adjectivegarter snake, noungazelle, noungecko, noungeese, gelding, noungerbil, nounGerman shepherd, noungestation, noungiant panda, noungibbon, noungiraffe, noungnu, noungoat, noungolden retriever, noungopher, noungorilla, noungregarious, adjectivegreyhound, noungroundhog, nounground squirrel, noungrunt, verbguinea pig, nounhack, nounhackles, nounhairless, adjectivehamster, nounhare, nounhart, nounhaunch, nounhedgehog, nounheifer, nounhen, nounherbivore, nounherd, nounhermit crab, nounhibernate, verbhind, adjectivehind, nounhindquarters, nounhippo, nounhippopotamus, nounhock, nounhog, nounhoof, nounhorned, adjectivehorse, nounhound, nounhowl, verbhump, nounhusky, nounhyaena, nounhybrid, nounhyena, nounibex, nouniguana, nounimpala, nouninbred, adjectiveinbreeding, nouninsectivore, nouninterbreed, verbinvertebrate, nounjackal, nounjackrabbit, nounjaguar, nounjellyfish, nounJersey, nounkangaroo, nounkid, nounkoala, nounkookaburra, nounLabrador, nounlair, nounlamb, nounlemming, nounleopard, nounlion, nounlioness, nounlitter, nounlitter, verblizard, nounllama, nounlonghorn, nounlugworm, nounlynx, nounmale, nounmamba, nounmammal, nounmammary, adjectivemammoth, nounmandible, nounmandrill, nounmane, nounman-eater, nounmare, nounmarmoset, nounmarsupial, nounmarten, nounmastitis, nounmate, nounmate, verbmating, nounmaw, nounmenagerie, nounmew, verbmiaow, verbmice, nounmigrant, nounmilk, verbmimic, verbmimic, nounmink, nounmole, nounmollusc, nounmongoose, nounmongrel, nounmonkey, nounmoo, verbmoose, nounmoult, verbmountain goat, nounmountain lion, nounmouse, nounmule, nounmuskrat, nounmussel, nounmustang, nounmutt, nounmuzzle, nounnag, nounnanny goat, nounnative, adjectivenative, nounnest, nounnewt, nounnocturnal, adjectiveocelot, nounoctopus, nounoffspring, nounoink, interjectionokapi, nounOld English sheepdog, nounomnivore, nounomnivorous, adjectiveopossum, nounorangutang, nounotter, nounox, nounpachyderm, nounpack, nounpad, nounpair, nounpanda, nounpanther, nounparasite, nounparasitic, adjectivepaw, nounpaw, verbpeccary, nounpedigree, adjectivepeke, nounPekinese, nounpelt, nounPersian cat, nounpest, nounpheasant, nounpiebald, adjectivepied, adjectivepig, nounpiggy, nounpiglet, nounpincer, nounpine marten, nounpinto, nounpit bull terrier, nounpit pony, nounplankton, nounplate, nounplatypus, nounpointer, nounpolar bear, nounpolecat, nounpolyp, nounpony, nounpooch, nounpoodle, nounporcupine, nounporker, nounporpoise, nounPortuguese man-of-war, nounpossum, nounpouch, nounprairie dog, nounprance, verbpredation, nounpredator, nounpredatory, adjectiveprehensile, adjectiveprey, nounprickle, nounpride, nounprimate, nounproboscis, nounprocreate, verbprowl, verbpterodactyl, nounpuffin, nounpug, nounpullet, nounpuma, nounpup, nounpurebred, adjectivepurr, verbpussy, nounpython, nounquack, verbquadruped, nounquill, nounrabbit, nounrabbit warren, nounrabid, adjectiveraccoon, nounracoon, nounram, nounrat, nounrattler, nounrattlesnake, nounravening, adjectivereindeer, nounreptile, nounretract, verbretriever, nounrhesus monkey, nounrhino, nounrhinoceros, nounroan, nounrodent, nounroe deer, nounrottweiler, nounruminant, nounruminate, verbrump, nounrunt, nounrut, nounsable, nounsac, nounsalamander, nounsausage dog, nounscavenge, verbschool, nounscorpion, nounseal, nounsea lion, nounseashell, nounsea urchin, nounsemen, nounserpent, nounsetter, nounsex, verbshed, verbsheep, nounsheepdog, nounShetland pony, nounshire horse, nounshrew, nounshrimp, nounSiamese cat, nounsilkworm, nounsimian, adjectivesire, nounskin, nounskunk, nounsloth, nounslug, nounsnail, nounsnake, nounsnakebite, nounsnarl, verbsniffer dog, nounsnout, nounsocial, adjectivesow, nounspaniel, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsperm whale, nounsponge, nounspoor, nounspore, nounspringbok, nounsquid, nounsquirrel, nounstag, nounstallion, nounstarfish, nounSt Bernard, nounsteed, nounsteer, nounsting, nounstinger, nounstoat, nounstomach, nounstray, adjectivestray, nounstud, nounsucker, nounsuckle, verbsuckling, nounswine, nountadpole, nountail, nountame, adjectivetame, verbtapeworm, nountapir, nounteat, nountentacle, nounterrapin, nounterrier, nounterritorial, adjectiveterritory, nountiger, nountigress, nountoad, nountom, nountomcat, nountooth, nountortoise, nountortoiseshell, nountrumpet, verbtrunk, nountufted, adjectiveturtle, nountusk, nountyrannosaurus, nounudder, nounuterus, nounvampire bat, nounvent, nounvermin, nounvertebrate, nounvicuña, nounviper, nounvivarium, nounvixen, nounvole, nounwag, verbwallaby, nounwallow, verbwalrus, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewarren, nounwarthog, nounwater buffalo, nounwater rat, nounwater vole, nounweasel, nounweevil, nounwhale, nounwhelk, nounwhelp, nounwhelp, verbwhinny, verbwhippet, nounwhisker, nounwild boar, nounwildcat, nounwildebeest, nounwildfowl, nounwinkle, nounwithers, nounwolf, nounwolfhound, nounwombat, nounwool, nounyak, nounyap, verbyap, nounyearling, nounyelp, nounYorkshire terrier, nounyoung, nounzebra, nounzoologist, nounzoology, nounzygote, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► sharp · The pain burrowed through Léonie, tore at her with sharp claws.· We are lost, for they will surely tear us to pieces with their sharp claws.· Kittens sometimes take badly to this over-zealous embrace and strike out with their sharp claws.· As for Ewan, he will probably be vastly amused until those sharp claws get in the way.· Glowing eyes opened. Sharp small claws flexed.· And I belong to the Kakinishisha clan, the sharp claws.· They were a sub-order with sharp claws and a prominent second toe looking like a huge sickle.· She would always be bad-tempered, liable to peck out an eye or lash out dangerously with those sharp claws. NOUN► bear · I am wearing my bear claws and flying into the upper regions with the thunderbirds.· Before I left, Gary gave me a necklace of bear claws. 1a sharp curved nail on an animal, bird, or some insects:  The cat dug his claws into my leg. lobster claws2get your claws into somebody a)if someone gets their claws into another person, they influence them in a harmful way:  The thought of Eloise getting her claws into the child made his blood run cold. b)to say unpleasant things about someone in order to upset them:  Wait till the papers get their claws into him.3the curved end of a tool or machine, used for lifting things:  a claw hammer claw1 nounclaw2 verb clawclaw2 verb [intransitive, transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE claw Simple Form Present I, you, we, they claw he, she, it claws Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they clawed Present perfect I, you, we, they have clawed he, she, it has clawed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had clawed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will claw Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have clawed Continuous Form Present I am clawing he, she, it is clawing you, we, they are clawing Past I, he, she, it was clawing you, we, they were clawing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been clawing he, she, it has been clawing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been clawing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be clawing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been clawing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Marian's two-year-old toddler was clawing at her skirt. Their dog clawed all the paint off the doors. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Benedettini clawed the ball out with his right hand, but a linesman raised his flag to indicate a goal. Forgetting the pain clawing at her maltreated ankle, Luce stared unbelievingly at a head and shoulders portrait of herself. She was there as her son clawed his way up from the post-coma cognitive level of a 2-year-old. Something in his face fought, clawed, was smothered. The cat shifted about on his lap, clawed at the woolen nubs of his trousers. You have to really work and claw your way up there. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► hand · The hands are clawed, deformed, seemingly clutching madly or reaching out in desperation.· Their language had been something dreadful, and hands had reached to claw at garments.· The hand reeked of garlic-she clawed at it, her muffled shouts oozing out between the fingers.· Eyes bulging, he collapsed, hands feebly clawing at his mouth. ► way · The vine clawed its way up the wall at the end.· She was there as her son clawed his way up from the post-coma cognitive level of a 2-year-old.· This was the early-eighties and Britain was clawing its way out of recession on the back of a demand-led boom.· You have to really work and claw your way up there.· There was not a man present who had not stepped over bodies of rivals to claw his way to his present position.· She was still clawing her way out of her first marriage, not thinking about the next, as I was.· In the next seven years, Assad clawed his way up the ladder until he emerged as sole leader in 1970.· He will probe unceasingly for loopholes by which to claw his way back to his prewar stature. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► claw your way He will probe unceasingly for loopholes by which to claw his way back to his prewar stature. In the next seven years, Assad clawed his way up the ladder until he emerged as sole leader in 1970. She was still clawing her way out of her first marriage, not thinking about the next, as I was. She was there as her son clawed his way up from the post-coma cognitive level of a 2-year-old. The vine clawed its way up the wall at the end. There was not a man present who had not stepped over bodies of rivals to claw his way to his present position. This was the early-eighties and Britain was clawing its way out of recession on the back of a demand-led boom. You have to really work and claw your way up there. 1to tear or pull at something, using claws or your fingersclaw at The cat keeps clawing at the rug.2 claw your way to try very hard to reach a place or position, using a lot of effort and determinationclaw your way up/along/back etc He clawed his way forward inch by inch. Benson clawed his way back into the lead.claw something ↔ back phrasal verb1to get back something that you had lost, by trying very hard:  The company has managed to claw back its share of the market.2British English if a government or organization claws back money it has given to people, it takes it back
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