claw
noun /klɔː/
/klɔː/
Idioms - enlarge imageenlarge imageone 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。
Topics Animalsc1, Birdsc1- The 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
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- razor-sharp
- sharp
- curved
- …
- sharpen
- dig
- sink
- …
- dig into something
- rake
- mark
- in somebody’s claws
- The cat lashed out with its claws.
- enlarge imageenlarge imagea 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
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- razor-sharp
- sharp
- curved
- …
- sharpen
- dig
- sink
- …
- dig into something
- rake
- mark
- in somebody’s claws
- the claws of a crab
- enlarge imagepart of a tool or machine, like a claw, used for holding, pulling or lifting things
爪形夹具；（机械的）爪
词源Old English clawu (noun), clawian (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch klauw and German Klaue.
Idioms
get your claws into somebody (informal)
- (disapproving) if a woman gets her claws into a man, she tries hard to make him marry her or to have a relationship with her
（女人）死死缠住（男人） - She’s really got her claws into you!
她真的很喜欢你！
- She’s really got her claws into you!
- to criticize somebody severely
严厉批评 - Wait until the media gets its claws into her.
等着媒体来严厉批驳她吧。
- Wait until the media gets its claws into her.
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
- nature, red in tooth and claw