paw

/pɔː/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

爪子；脚爪；用爪子抓；笨拙地摸

释义与例句

n. 爪子；脚爪
the foot of an animal that has claws
  1. The cat scratched the sofa with its paws.
    猫用爪子抓沙发。
  2. The dog lifted its paw to shake hands.
    狗抬起爪子来握手。
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  1. There were muddy paw prints on the floor.
    地板上有泥爪子印。
v. 用爪子抓；笨拙地摸
to touch or scratch something with paws or hands roughly
  1. The horse pawed at the ground nervously.
    马紧张地用蹄子刨地。
  2. He pawed through the papers on his desk.
    他笨拙地翻弄桌上的文件。
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  1. She didn't like him pawing at her arm.
    她不喜欢他摸她的手臂。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 发音类似 "刨"，动物用爪子刨地 → 爪子。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • pawed 被抓过的
    过去分词形式。
同义词
  • claw 爪子；爪
    claw 指爪子本身（尖锐弯曲的指甲）；paw 指带爪的整个脚。
    The eagle seized its prey with sharp claws. 鹰用锋利的爪子抓住猎物。
反义词
  • hand 手
    hand 是人的手，与动物的 paw 在概念上相对。
    She held the cup in her hand. 她用手拿着杯子。
常见搭配
  • paw print 爪印
    We found paw prints in the snow. 我们在雪地里发现了爪印。
  • paw at the door 挠门
    The dog pawed at the door to go outside. 狗挠着门想出去。
  • paw through 笨拙地翻找
    He pawed through his bag looking for the ticket. 他在包里笨拙地翻找车票。