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claw /klɔː/ NOTE Claws are sharp curved nails on the end of an animal’s foot. * claw 指动物的脚爪。► SEE ALLclaw at sb/sthclaw sth back ●ˈclaw at sb/sthto try to catch sb/sth or scratch or tear sb/sth with claws or with your nails (用爪子或指甲)抓,撕◆The cat was clawing at the door. 猫在挠门。◆She tried to claw at his face. 她试图抓他的脸。[v + prep]●ˌclaw sth ˈback (especially BrE) 1. to work hard to get sth back that you have lost 设法捞回;努力挽回◆They’re trying to claw back their share of the market. 他们正在想方设法夺回市场份额。2. if a government claws back money it has paid to people, it gets it back, usually by taxing them (通常指通过税收)收回(已支付给民众的钱款)◆The government are clawing back age allowances in tax. 政府正在通过税收收回老年补助金。[v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + adv]▸ ˈclawback noun (BrE, business 商业) the act of a government getting back in tax the money it has paid to people; the money that is paid back 通过税收收回钱款;通过税收收回的钱款 |