n (1)脚爪，爪子 (foot of any animal with claws or nails) [C]： a cat's/dog's～s 猫/狗爪;The dog had a thorn in its～. 狗的爪子上扎了一根刺。a black cat with white～s 白爪黑猫;

(2)手(human hand) [C] (infml) (derog)： Get your～s off those cakes! 把你的爪子从蛋糕上拿开!Go and wash your dirty little～s. 去洗一洗你那肮脏的小爪子。

v (1)(动物)用爪子摸或抓 ((of an animal) touch or scratch sth with paws) [I+prep (at)， T+n]：～(at) a dead mouse/a bone 用爪子抓弄一只死老鼠/一块骨头;The dog～ed at the door again. 狗又在用爪子抓门。

(2)(马，牛)用蹄子刨 ((of a horse or a bull) scrape with a hoof) [T+n]： The horse～ed the ground/gate. 马用蹄子刨地/门。a bull～ing the earth 用蹄子刨土的牛;

(3)粗鲁(笨拙，猥亵)地抓 ((of a person) feel or touch with the hands rudely， awkwardly or in a sexually improper manner) [T+n]： (some men) try to～girls at parties/can't be near a woman without～ing her (某些男人)在聚会时想要乱摸女孩子/一接近女人就要对人家动手动脚