an animal's foot having claws and pads
(动物的)爪子。
〈主贬〉 手
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touch her with your filthy paws and I'll ram my fist into your face. 你要是用你那肮脏的手爪碰她,我就会用拳头狠揍你的脸。
(of an animal)feel or scrape with a paw or hoof
(动物)用爪抓;用蹄触
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the horse rose on its strong haunches, its forelegs pawing the air 这匹马靠着强健的腰腿站起,前蹄在空中踢腾
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[no obj.]
young dogs may paw at the floor and whine .小狗可能用爪子扒地板并狺狺吠叫。
〈非 正式〉 (人)笨拙(或粗鲁)地摆弄;猥亵地摸弄(某人)
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some overweight, ugly Casanova had tried to paw her .有个体态臃肿,相貌丑陋的好色之徒想方设法吃她的豆腐。
"Middle English: from Old French