- [intransitive, transitive] (of an animal动物) to scratch or touch something repeatedly with a paw(不断地)挠,抓
- paw at something The dog pawed at my sleeve.狗一直挠我的衣袖。
- paw something The stallion pawed the ground impatiently.种马焦躁地用蹄刨着地面。
- [transitive] paw somebody (sometimes humorous) to touch somebody in a rough sexual way that they find offensive猥亵地乱摸;动手动脚;动手挑逗
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French poue, probably of Germanic origin and related to Dutch poot.