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paw

noun
🔊/pɔː/
🔊/pɔː/
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  1. the foot of an animal that has claws or nails（动物的）爪
    Topics Animalsc1
  2. (informal) a person’s hand（人的）手
    • Take your filthy paws off me!把你的脏手从我身上拿开！🔊🔊
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French poue, probably of Germanic origin and related to Dutch poot.

paw

verb
🔊/pɔː/
🔊/pɔː/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they paw
🔊/pɔː/
🔊/pɔː/
he / she / it paws
🔊/pɔːz/
🔊/pɔːz/
past simple pawed
🔊/pɔːd/
🔊/pɔːd/
past participle pawed
🔊/pɔːd/
🔊/pɔːd/
-ing form pawing
🔊/ˈpɔːɪŋ/
🔊/ˈpɔːɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] (of an animal动物) to scratch or touch something repeatedly with a paw（不断地）挠，抓
    • paw at something The dog pawed at my sleeve.狗一直挠我的衣袖。🔊🔊
    • paw something The stallion pawed the ground impatiently.种马焦躁地用蹄刨着地面。🔊🔊
  2. [transitive] paw somebody (sometimes humorous) to touch somebody in a rough sexual way that they find offensive猥亵地乱摸；动手动脚；动手挑逗
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French poue, probably of Germanic origin and related to Dutch poot.