vt. & vi.抓，撕，搔tear, pull, take hold of, etc.， as if with claws

　The cat kept clawing at my trousers.　猫不停地抓我的裤子。
　He clawed his way up from the back streets of Glasgow.　他是从格拉斯哥的穷街陋巷里爬上来的。

C 爪one of the hard pointed parts on the feet of some animals and birds

　clip〔cut〕 sb's ～s　斩断某人的魔爪，解除某人的武装
　retract one's ～s　缩回爪子
　retractile ～s　伸缩自如的爪子
　sharp ～s　利爪
　escape from the ～ of sb　逃脱某人的魔掌
　in sb's ～s　在某人的魔掌之下
　with the ～s　用爪子

　Tigers retract their claws.　老虎平时是将爪子收起来的。
　Lobsters are able to reproduce claws when they are torn off.　龙虾的螯被扯去后还能再生出来。
　They have to draw in their claws.　他们不得不放弃强硬的手段。

　［同义词］ v. graze, rip n. nail
　［词源］古英语clawu（爪，脚）