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paw

/paw/US // pɔ //UK // (pɔː) //

爪子,爪牙,颚部,爪状

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the foot of an animal having claws.
    • : the foot of any animal.
    • : Informal. the human hand, especially one that is large, rough, or clumsy: Keep your paws off my property.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to strike or scrape with the paws or feet: a dog pawing the door.
    • : Informal. to handle or caress clumsily, rudely, or with unwelcome familiarity.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to beat or scrape the floor, ground, etc., with the paws or feet.
    • : Informal. to handle or caress someone or something in a clumsy or rude manner or with unwelcome familiarity.

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Examples

  • For instance, in one of several sensory tests, mice from microbe-deficient mothers took longer to notice a small piece of tape stuck to one of their paws.

  • Try your hand at it by selecting dead, dry softwoods like cedar, paw paw, or willow for your drill and board.

  • The team put the mice into boxes and gave their paws a slight electrical shock.

  • A dog’s height, coat and paws are important things to consider when choosing a dog for a project, DeMatteo says.

  • This extra contact helps the bear hold on as it releases and raises a true paw.

  • Jimbo sat behind me, and patted me on the back with his heavy tomahawk of a paw.

  • He then adds a drawing of an animal paw—something officials say his family pointed to as a sign the letter was genuine.

  • But there are some compelling reasons to view the advantages that ruling gave the GOP in 2010 as something of a monkey's paw.

  • Innocuous, soporific white guys like Rob Portman and T-Paw became the horses to bet on.

  • They decide to adopt a stray cat, Paw Paw, in the hopes that it will fill the void in their relationship.

  • The left heel followed like lightning, and the right paw also slipped, letting the bear again fall heavily on the ice below.

  • The bear watched him narrowly with its wicked little eyes, though it did not see fit to cease its paw-licking.

  • The fresh imprint of a tiger's paw upon the pathway gives the same sort of feel to the Indian herdsman.

  • Bruno was then introduced to each of the scouts, and they seemed to pass muster, for to each one he offered his paw.

  • But this dog's tail was wagging, certainly, so Jess bent over without fear to look at the paw.