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美: [klɔ]
英: [klɔː]
n. 爪;螯,钳;爪形器具
vi. 用爪抓(或挖)
vt. 用爪抓(或挖)
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 01:08:29
词源分析:Claw 源自古英语单词 "clawe",与古诺尔斯语的 "klo" 和德语的 "Klaue" 有相似的根源,均指动物的爪子。
历史背景:此词的使用可以追溯到公元前的日耳曼语言,表示动物用来抓捕猎物的特征。
课本:Claw 可能在*的初中和高中英语教材中出现,尤其是在涉及动物、自然或生物类的单元。在牛津词典中,该词通常出现在初中及以上水平的学中,尤其在描述动物特征时。美国的教材中也常在初中生物或自然科学相关章节中出现。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
The lion uses its claws to hunt prey.
(狮子用爪子捕猎。)
She felt as if the stress was clawing at her sanity.
(她感觉压力仿佛在撕扯她的理智。)
The crab scuttled away using its claws to dig into the sand.
(螃蟹用爪子在沙子里挖掘,快速逃走。)
The child playfully pretended to have claws like a bear.
(孩子玩耍时假装有像熊一样的爪子。)
The company’s policy includes a clawback clause for executives.
(公司的政策包括一项针对高管的追回条款。)
*. The cat's claws were sharp and needed to be trimmed.
(猫的爪子很锋利,需要修剪。)
He clawed his way through the dense underbrush.
(他在密集的灌木丛中奋力前行。)
The artist painted a fierce tiger with extended claws.
(艺术家画了一只张开爪子的凶猛**。)
The child was fascinated by the sharp claws of the dinosaur fossil.
(孩子对恐龙化石的锋利爪子感到着迷。)
In horror movies, the villain often has claws instead of hands.
(在恐怖电影中,恶棍常常用爪子代替手。)
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反义词:
通过以上的学*与分析,我们可以更深入地理解 "claw" 这个单词的含义、用法及其在不同语境中的使用。
[N-COUNT] The claws of a bird or animal are the thin, hard, curved nails at the end of its feet. (鸟、动物的) 爪
例:The cat tried to cling to the edge by its claws.那只猫试图用爪子抓紧边沿。
[V-I] If an animal claws at something, it scratches or damages it with its claws. (用爪) 抓
例:The wolf clawed at the tree and howled the whole night.那只狼在那颗树上抓挠,还嗥叫了整整一个晚上。
[V-I] To claw at something mean to try very hard to get hold of it. 用力抓住
例:His fingers clawed at Blake's wrist.他的手指使劲抓住布莱克的手腕。
[V-T] If you claw your way somewhere, you move there with great difficulty, trying desperately to find things to hold on to. (抓着东西艰难地) 挪到
例:From the flooded depths of the ship, some did manage to claw their way up iron ladders to the safety of the upper deck.从被洪水淹了的船的深处,一些人着实艰难地爬上铁梯来到上层甲板的安全处。