| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024paw1 /pɔ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Zoologythe foot of an animal that has claws or nails:The dog held up its sore paw.
- Informal Termsthe human hand, esp. one that is large, rough, or clumsy:"Keep your paws off me!'' she screamed at him.
v. - to strike or scrape with the paws or feet: [~ + object]The cat pawed the door.[~ + at + object]The cat pawed at the door, trying to get in.
- Informal Terms to handle (someone) clumsily, rudely, or without permission;
grope:[~ + object]She testified that he first pawed her, then tried to rip off her clothes.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024paw1 (pô),USA pronunciation n. - Zoologythe foot of an animal having claws.
- Zoologythe foot of any animal.
- Informal Termsthe human hand, esp. one that is large, rough, or clumsy:Keep your paws off my property.
v.t. - to strike or scrape with the paws or feet:a dog pawing the door.
- Informal Termsto handle or caress clumsily, rudely, or with unwelcome familiarity.
v.i. - Animal Behaviorto beat or scrape the floor, ground, etc., with the paws or feet.
- Informal Termsto handle or caress someone or something in a clumsy or rude manner or with unwelcome familiarity.
- Gmc; compare Dutch poot, German Pfote
- Middle French poue (cognate with Provencal pauta)
- Middle English pawe, variant of powe 1300–50
- Informal Termsfather;
pa.
- earlier and dialect, dialectal pronunciation, pronounced of pa, reflecting the now lapsed constraint against a maximally open back vowel in an open stressed final syllable 1900–05, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: paw /pɔː/ n - any of the feet of a four-legged mammal, bearing claws or nails
- informal a hand, esp one that is large, clumsy, etc
vb - to scrape or contaminate with the paws or feet
- (transitive) informal to touch or caress in a clumsy, rough, or overfamiliar manner; maul
Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Germanic; related to Middle Dutch pōte, German Pfote |