paw

paw
noun
  1. an animal's foot having claws and pads
    爪子
    ■(chiefly derogatory)a person's hand
    (主贬)手
    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。
verb
  1. [with obj.](of an animal) feel or scrape with a paw or hoof
    (动物)用爪抓;用蹄触
    the horse rose on its strong haunches, its forelegs pawing the air.
    这匹马靠着强健的后腿站起,前蹄在空中踢腾。
    [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。
    ■(informal)(of a person) touch or handle awkwardly or roughly; touch (someone) in a lascivious and offensive way
    (非正式)(人)笨拙(或粗鲁)地摆弄;猥亵地摸弄(某人)
    some overweight, ugly Casanova had tried to paw her.
    一些体态臃肿,相貌丑陋的好色之徒想方设法占她的便宜。
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French poue, probably of Germanic origin and related to Dutch poot
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