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(鳥獸的)爪，腳爪
The claws of a bird or animal are the thin, hard, curved nails at the end of its feet.
例句
The cat tried to cling to the edge by its claws.
貓試圖用爪子抓住邊緣。
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(龍蝦、螃蟹、蝎子等的)螯，鉗
The claws of a lobster, crab, or scorpion are the two pointed parts at the end of its legs which are used for holding things.
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VERB
（用爪子）抓（破），撕（傷），撓（壞）
If an animal claws at something, it scratches or damages it with its claws.
例句
The wolf clawed at the tree and howled the whole night.
這匹狼用爪子撓著樹，嚎叫了整晚。
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VERB
使勁抓住;用力抓住
To claw at something mean to try very hard to get hold of it.
例句
His fingers clawed at Blake's wrist...
他的手指緊緊抓住布萊克的手腕。
He stumbled, clawed wildly at the air and fell backwards into the water.
他絆了一腳，雙手在空中胡亂抓了幾下，然后仰天栽進了水里。
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VERB
(抓住東西)費力前進
If you claw your way somewhere, you move there with great difficulty, trying desperately to find things to hold on to.
例句
Some did manage to claw their way up iron ladders to the safety of the upper deck.
的確有人設法抓住鐵梯爬上了頂層甲板，脫離了危險。
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VERB
不畏艱險地拼搏;堅持不懈地奮斗
If someone claws their way to a successful position, they achieve it with great determination in spite of many difficulties.
例句
Gino clawed his way out of underworld obscurity to become a millionaire hotelier.
吉諾從底層社會的無名小卒一步步奮斗成為擁有百萬家財的酒店大亨。
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N-PLURAL
影響別人的言行；（尤指）尖刻的言行，令人不愉快的言行
If someone gets their claws into another person, they start doing or saying things, especially unpleasant things, which affect that person.
例句
She should take her claws out of Tom and let him get on with his life.
她不該再死死地纏著湯姆，應該讓他繼續自己的生活。