paw

• vt. 抓，扒；亲昵地抚摸
• vi. 用爪子抓；翻找
• n. 爪子；手

来自古法语powe,爪子，拳头，词源不详。来自PIE*ped,脚，词源同foot,biped.

paw (n.)

c. 1300, from Old French powe, poe "paw, fist," of uncertain origin. Evidence points to a Gallo-Roman root form *pauta which probably is related to the source of patten.

paw (v.)

"use the hands roughly," c. 1600, from paw (n.). Related: Pawed; pawing. Middle English had pawen "to touch or strike with the paw" (c. 1400).

1. The dogs continued to paw and claw frantically at the chain mesh.

那些狗继续用爪子疯狂地抓铁丝网。

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2. He shook Keaton's hand with his big paw.

他用他的大爪子握了握基顿的手。

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3. He removes a thorn from a lion's paw.

他从狮子脚掌上拔下一根刺。

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4. It's evident that he wants to make a cat's paw of you.

很明显,他是在利用你.

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5. I'll fight you with one paw tied behind my back.

我会用一只爪子绑在背后跟你们打.

来自英语连读（第二部分）

1. a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped

2. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb;

"he had the hands of a surgeon"

"he extended his mitt"

Pedals apparently has an injured leg or paw that doesn't allow it to walk comfortably on all fours, according to experts.

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Take your filthy paws off me!

把你的脏手从我身上拿开！

牛津词典

The dog pawed at my sleeve.

狗一直挠我的衣袖。

牛津词典

The stallion pawed the ground impatiently.

种马焦躁地用蹄刨着地面。

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The kitten was black with white front paws and a white splotch on her chest...

那只黑色小猫长着白色前爪，胸口上有一块白斑。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He removes a thorn from a lion's paw.

他从狮子脚掌上拔下一根刺。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He shook Keaton's hand with his big paw.

他用他的大爪子握了握基顿的手。

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Madigan's horse pawed the ground...

马迪根的马用蹄子扒着地面。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The dogs continued to paw and claw frantically at the chain mesh.

那些狗继续用爪子疯狂地抓铁丝网。

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Stop pawing me, Giles!...

别碰我，贾尔斯！

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He pawed at my jacket with his free hand.

他用闲着的那只手摸我的夹克。

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Oh, I had to leave him at home. He has a sore paw.

哦, 我只好把它留在家里了. 它爪子疼.

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She's actually a cat's paw for her boyfriend, poor girl.

实际上她只是她男朋友的工具而已, 可怜的孩子.

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I spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in.

我花了几周时间训练它把爪子压在门闩上使自己进来.

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Old Mr White was afraid and he put the monkey's paw into his pocker.

老怀特先生害怕了,他把猴爪放进了口袋.

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He served as a cat's paw.

他充当爪牙.

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The dog give a yelp when I tread on its paw.

我踩了那狗的爪子,它丢剧?了一声.

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Maybe he could get it with his paw.

也许它可以用爪子抓住它.

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They a paw or bare their teeth.

它们还会张牙舞爪.

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It's evident that he wants to make a cat's paw of you.

很明显,他是在利用你.

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Mirabo: What? You never lifted a paw!

什么? 你可从来没举过“爪”哦!

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The little cat flicked out a paw and drew the ball of wool towards it.

那只小猫突然伸出一只爪子,把绒线球抓了过去.

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Paw prints were seen in many places and puma fur was also found cling to bushes.

在许多地方看见了爪印,灌木丛中也发现了粘在上面的美洲狮毛.

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Then Mr White said, Why do you want the paw now?

接着,怀特先生问, 为什么你现在还要这个爪子 呢 ?

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But instead of howling for help, he paw forward and starts the long journey home.

但狗狗却并未嚎叫寻求帮助, 而是继续向前,开始寻找归家之路的遥远旅程.

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That old man is always trying to paw me at the pub.

那个老男人在酒吧里老想吃我豆腐.

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As for the last quarter, who dares lay a paw on it?

至于最后一份, 谁敢伸手去取?

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