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claw at sth
The cat clawed at the curtains.
猫用爪子抓窗帘。
抓；挠
clawing — present participle of claw
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抓；挠
To scratch or tear at something with claws or nails.
The cat clawed at the curtains.
猫用爪子抓窗帘。
抓挠或撕扯。
To scratch or to tear at.
用爪抓住或握紧。
To use the claws to seize, to grip.
用爪攀爬。
To use the claws to climb.
进行过肩接球。
To perform a claw catch.
claw
Base
原形
claws
3rd person
第三人称单数
clawing
-ing
现在分词
clawed
Past
过去式
clawed
Past participle
过去分词
The cat claws the sofa.
那只猫用爪子抓沙发。
She clawed her way to the top.
她奋力拼搏爬到了顶端。
He has clawed a hole in the wall.
他在墙上挖了一个洞。
规则的及物动词，表示用爪抓或挖。
The cat clawed the sofa, leaving deep scratches.
猫用爪子抓沙发，留下了深深的抓痕。
She was clawing at the locked door in desperation.
她绝望地用力抓锁着的门。
He claws his way up the corporate ladder ruthlessly.
他无情地奋力爬上公司高层。
The cat clawed at the curtains.
猫用爪子抓窗帘。
The bear clawed the tree trunk.
熊用爪子抓树干。
比喻义，指艰难地移动或摆脱困境。
She clawed her way out of the collapsed building.
她艰难地从倒塌的建筑中爬了出来。
Not this
The cat clawed on the sofa.
Use this
The cat clawed the sofa.
动词 'claw' 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词 'on'。中文“用爪抓”的表达可能导致误加介词。
Not this
He clawed his head when thinking.
Use this
He scratched his head when thinking.
'claw' 通常用于动物用爪子抓挠，人或动物用手抓挠时应用 'scratch'。中文“抓头”的译法可能导致混淆。
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用爪抓；试图抓住
The cat clawed at the curtains.
猫用爪子抓窗帘。
费力收回；捞回
The company managed to claw back some of its losses.
这家公司设法收回了一部分损失。
奋力前行；艰难地获得
He clawed his way to the top of the corporate ladder.
他奋力爬到了公司阶梯的顶端。
抓住（某人）的把柄；深深影响（某人）
Once the company gets its claws into you, it's hard to leave.
一旦公司抓住你的把柄，你就很难脱身。
艰难地前进；努力摆脱困境
He clawed his way back from bankruptcy to become a millionaire.
他艰难地从破产中恢复过来，成为了百万富翁。
剑拔弩张；准备攻击
The two politicians went into the debate with claws out.
两位政客进入辩论时都剑拔弩张。
Use clawing naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
claw谐音'可挠'，想象猫爪挠东西。
语域混合：多用于具体动作（如动物用爪抓），也常见于比喻义（如努力挣脱困境）。适用于动物行为、战斗或艰难求生的场景。
All these words rhyme with 'claw' (/klɔ/). They share the vowel sound /ɔ/ and the spelling ending '-aw'.
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