Word · Frequency #10382
paws
用爪子触碰
paws is the third person singular of paw.
(of an animal) to touch something with its paw
- 1.
Of an animal, to touch (something) with a paw.
(动物)用爪子触碰(某物)
- 2.
To touch (someone) in a sexual way.
猥亵地触摸(某人)
- 3.
To clumsily dig (through something).
笨拙地挖掘(某物)
- 4.
scrape with the paws
用爪子抓挠
用爪子抓挠；猥亵地触摸；乱摸；笨拙地挖；胡乱翻找；(动物)用爪子触碰(某物)；猥亵地触摸(某人)
In use
The dog pawed at the door, wanting to go outside.
The cat is pawing at the string, trying to catch it.
The horse pawed the ground nervously before the race.
The bear pawed the door
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。
paw sth
直接及物，强调动作
The cat pawed the ball.
猫用爪子抓球。
Verb forms
base paw · third person paws · -ing pawing · past pawed · past participle pawed
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- paw the ground
- （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。
- paw at the door
- 用爪子扒门
- The dog pawed at the door to go outside.狗用爪子扒门想出去。
- paw through
- 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。
- paw at someone
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- paw at
- （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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后直接接宾语，表示用爪子抓或刮。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均以“aw”结尾，与 paw (/pɔ/) 押韵。注意不要混淆：paw 读 /pɔ/，而 pow 读 /paʊ/，low 读 /loʊ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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