paw
英[pɔː]
美[pɔ]
- vt. 抓，扒；亲昵地抚摸
- vi. 用爪子抓；翻找
- n. 爪子；手
词态变化
复数: paws;第三人称单数: paws;过去式: pawed;过去分词: pawed;现在分词: pawing;
助记提示
把发音想成“刨”（用爪子才能刨）
中文词源
paw 爪，手
来自古法语powe,爪子，拳头，词源不详。来自PIE*ped,脚，词源同foot,biped.
英文词源
- paw (n.)
- c. 1300, from Old French powe, poe "paw, fist," of uncertain origin. Evidence points to a Gallo-Roman root form *pauta which probably is related to the source of patten.
- paw (v.)
- "use the hands roughly," c. 1600, from paw (n.). Related: Pawed; pawing. Middle English had pawen "to touch or strike with the paw" (c. 1400).
双语例句
- 1. The dogs continued to paw and claw frantically at the chain mesh.
- 那些狗继续用爪子疯狂地抓铁丝网。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He shook Keaton's hand with his big paw.
- 他用他的大爪子握了握基顿的手。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He removes a thorn from a lion's paw.
- 他从狮子脚掌上拔下一根刺。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. It's evident that he wants to make a cat's paw of you.
- 很明显,他是在利用你.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. I'll fight you with one paw tied behind my back.
- 我会用一只爪子绑在背后跟你们打.
来自英语连读（第二部分）