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paw at sth
强调试图抓或引起注意
The dog pawed at the door.
狗用爪子抓门。
用爪子触碰
pawed — past of paw
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用爪子触碰
(of an animal) to touch something with its paw
The dog pawed at the door.
狗用爪子抓门。
(动物)用爪子触碰(某物)
Of an animal, to touch (something) with a paw.
猥亵地触摸(某人)
To touch (someone) in a sexual way.
笨拙地挖掘(某物)
To clumsily dig (through something).
用爪子抓挠
scrape with the paws
paw
Base
原形
paws
3rd person
第三人称单数
pawing
-ing
现在分词
pawed
Past
过去式
pawed
Past participle
过去分词
The cat paws at the door.
猫用爪子抓门。
The dog pawed the ground.
狗用爪子刨地。
The bear is pawing the tree.
熊正在用爪子抓树。
The dog pawed at the door, wanting to go outside.
狗用爪子抓门，想要出去。
AI contextual example
The cat is pawing at the string, trying to catch it.
猫正在用爪子拨弄绳子，试图抓住它。
AI contextual example
The horse pawed the ground nervously before the race.
赛前，马紧张地用蹄子刨地。
AI contextual example
The bear pawed the door
熊用爪子抓门。
WordNet
强调试图抓或引起注意
The dog pawed at the door.
狗用爪子抓门。
直接及物，强调动作
The cat pawed the ball.
猫用爪子抓球。
Not this
The dog pawed on the door.
Use this
The dog pawed at the door.
动词paw常与介词at搭配表示用爪子扒抓，而on则表示在……上，不符合动作方向。
Not this
The cat gave a paw at the toy.
Use this
The cat pawed at the toy.
paw作为动词直接表示用爪子抓，不需要用名词形式加上其他动词来表达动作。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
（用蹄子或爪子）刨地
The horse pawed the ground before the race.
比赛前，那匹马刨了刨地。
用爪子扒门
The dog pawed at the door to go outside.
狗用爪子扒门想出去。
翻找；乱翻
She pawed through the papers on her desk looking for the receipt.
她在桌上的文件里翻找收据。
对某人动手动脚；猥亵地触摸某人
He kept pawing at her until she told him to stop.
他不停地对她动手动脚，直到她叫他停下来。
（对某人）动手动脚；（用爪子）扒拉
He kept pawing at me and I told him to stop.
他一直对我动手动脚，我叫他住手。
翻找，乱翻（一堆东西）
She pawed through the drawer looking for her passport.
她翻遍了抽屉找护照。
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把p看成动物抬起的爪子，aw像爪子按下的印迹，paw就是用爪子触碰、抓挠的动作。
语域：mixed 常见场景：animal behavior、casual speech: unwanted physical contact、informal: clumsy searching/digging paw 作动词时语气因语境而异：用于动物（如狗用爪子扒门）时是中性、常见说法；用于人或翻找物品时多是非正式用法，带负面或粗鲁的意味。涉及人时要谨慎使用。
及物动词，后直接接宾语，表示用爪子抓或刮。
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