paw
英 [pɔː]
美[pɔ]
- vt. 抓，扒；亲昵地抚摸
- vi. 用爪子抓；翻找
- n. 爪子；手
词态变化
复数: paws;第三人称单数: paws;过去式: pawed;过去分词: pawed;现在分词: pawing;
助记提示
把发音想成“刨”（用爪子才能刨）
中文词源
paw 爪，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.
英英释意
- 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"
英文词源
- 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).
考试真题
- Pedals apparently has an injured leg or paw that doesn't allow it to walk comfortably on all fours, according to experts.
2017年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A
实用场景例句
- 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。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- He served as a cat's paw.
- 他充当爪牙.
辞典例句
- 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.
期刊摘选
- Maybe he could get it with his paw.
- 也许它可以用爪子抓住它.
期刊摘选
- They a paw or bare their teeth.
- 它们还会张牙舞爪.
期刊摘选
- It's evident that he wants to make a cat's paw of you.
- 很明显,他是在利用你.
《简明英汉词典》
- Mirabo: What? You never lifted a paw!
- 什么? 你可从来没举过“爪”哦!
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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 ?
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- As for the last quarter, who dares lay a paw on it?
- 至于最后一份, 谁敢伸手去取?
期刊摘选