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paw

英 [pɔː] 美[pɔ]
  • vt. 抓,扒;亲昵地抚摸
  • vi. 用爪子抓;翻找
  • n. 爪子;手

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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)