Word · Frequency #10382
paws
爪子；脚爪
paws is the plural of paw.
The soft foot of an animal (especially a four-footed animal) with claws or nails.
- 1.
The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
哺乳动物或其他动物(通常是四足动物)的柔软的脚,有爪子或指甲；相当于人的手或脚。
- 2.
a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
(四足动物的)有爪的脚
- 3.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
上肢的抓握端
手；哺乳动物或其他动物(通常是四足动物)的柔软的脚,有爪子或指甲；相当于人的手或脚。；(四足动物的)有爪的脚；上肢的抓握端；爪
In use
The cat lifted its paw to show me its claws.
The dog left muddy paw prints all over the floor.
The lion's paw was huge and powerful.
sb's paw
The cat's paw was injured.
猫的爪子受伤了。
paw of sth
The paw of a bear is very strong.
熊的爪子非常强壮。
on one's paws
The dog stood on its hind paws.
狗用后爪站立。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- front paw
- 前爪
- The dog held up its front paw.那只狗抬起了前爪。
- hind paw
- 后爪
- The rabbit scratched its ear with a hind paw.兔子用后爪挠了挠耳朵。
- paw prints
- 爪印
- We found paw prints in the snow.我们在雪地里发现了爪印。
- paw pads
- 爪垫
- The puppy's paw pads were soft and pink.小狗的爪垫又软又粉。
- injured paw
- 受伤的爪子
- The cat was limping because of an injured paw.那只猫因为爪子受伤而跛行。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
小狗用爪子“扑”你，paw 就是有爪的脚掌，记住 p 开头的扑。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：与宠物互动、动物观察/科普说明、儿童读物 该词指四足动物带爪的脚，属于中性常用词，在日常口语和一般书面语中都比较常见；正式场合也可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
jaw、raw、claw、law、saw、draw 都与 paw 押韵，都以 /ɔː/ 结尾。注意形似但发音不同的词：pawn /pɔːn/ 末尾多了 /n/，pay /peɪ/ 元音不同，pow /paʊ/ 也不是同韵。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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