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单词 claw sth back
释义 claw sth back
claw sth backphrasal verb with claw /klɔː/ aep /klɑː/ verb [I or T]
1
F0 to get possession of something again with difficulty:
» The airline is beginning to claw back some of the business it lost after the bomb explosion.Thesaurus+: ↑Giving, bringing or getting back
2
F0 MAINLY UK If the government, for example, claws back money, it takes money back in one way that it has already given in another way:
» We got a government grant for setting up our business, but they clawed it all back again in taxes.Thesaurus+: ↑Giving, bringing or getting back
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