one of the sharp curved nails on the end of an animal’s or a bird’s foot (动物或禽类的)爪,脚爪,脚趾 The cat lashed out with its claws. 那只猫用爪子猛抓。
Extra ExamplesTopics Animalsc1, Birdsc1The lion growled and showed its claws. 狮子咆哮起来,露出了爪子。 The tiger dug its claws into his leg. 老虎把爪子嵌进他的腿里。 a cat with sharp claws 有利爪的猫
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- razor-sharp
- sharp
- curved
- …
- sharpen
- dig
- sink
- …
- dig into something
- rake
- mark
- in somebody’s claws
a long, sharp curved part of the body of some types of shellfish, used for catching and holding things (水生有壳动物的)螯,钳 the claws of a crab 螃蟹的螯
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- razor-sharp
- sharp
- curved
- …
- sharpen
- dig
- sink
- …
- dig into something
- rake
- mark
- in somebody’s claws
part of a tool or machine, like a claw, used for holding, pulling or lifting things 爪形夹具;(机械的)爪 see also claw hammer
Word OriginOld English clawu (noun), clawian (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch klauw and German Klaue.
Idioms
get your claws into somebody (informal)
red in tooth and claw
involving opposition or competition that is violent and without sympathy 残酷无情;血淋淋;决不宽容 nature, red in tooth and claw 残酷无情的大自然