claw词组,隐喻,短语

claw

clawclaw[klɔː]'claw at sb/sth 1.■to try to catch sb/sth or scratch or tear sb/sth with sharp, curved nails (claws) or with your fingernails(用爪子或指甲)抓住，挠，撕:The cat was clawing at the door.猫在挠门。She tried to claw at his face.她想抓他的脸。[G]v+prep,claw sth 'back (especially BrE)2.■to work hard to get sth back that you have lost设法捞回；费力地挽回:They’re trying to claw back their share of the market.他们正设法夺回他们的市场份额。3.■if a government claws back money it has paid to people, it gets it back, usually by taxing them(常指通过税收)收回(已支付给民众的钱款):The government are clawing back age allow ances in tax.政府正通过税收收回老年补助金。[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv'clawback n (BrE, business)4.■the act of a government getting back in tax the money it has paid to people; the money that is paid back通过税收收回补助金；通过税收收回的钱