paw
英[p??]
美[p?]
- vt. 抓，扒；親昵地撫摸
- vi. 用爪子抓；翻找
- n. 爪子；手
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?paws;第三人稱單數(shù):?paws;過去式:?pawed;過去分詞:?pawed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?pawing;
助記提示
把發(fā)音想成“刨”（用爪子才能刨）
中文詞源
paw 爪，手
來自古法語powe,爪子，拳頭，詞源不詳。來自PIE*ped,腳，詞源同foot,biped.
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語例句
- 1. The dogs continued to paw and claw frantically at the chain mesh.
- 那些狗繼續(xù)用爪子瘋狂地抓鐵絲網(wǎng)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He shook Keaton's hand with his big paw.
- 他用他的大爪子握了握基頓的手。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He removes a thorn from a lion's paw.
- 他從獅子腳掌上拔下一根刺。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It's evident that he wants to make a cat's paw of you.
- 很明顯,他是在利用你.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. I'll fight you with one paw tied behind my back.
- 我會用一只爪子綁在背后跟你們打.
來自英語連讀（第二部分）