claw
noun [ C ] uk/klɔː/ us/klɑː/
（兽类或鸟类的）爪，脚爪
one of the sharp curved nails at the end of each of the toes of some animals and birds
Our cat likes to sharpen her claws on the legs of the dining table. 我们的猫喜欢在餐桌腿上磨爪子。
（昆虫、海生动物的）螯，钳
one of the two pointed parts, used for holding things, at the end of the legs of some insects and sea creatures
Keep your fingers away from the crab's claws when you pick it up. 抓螃蟹时，别用手指触碰它的钳子。
Idiom
get your claws into someoneidiom informal disapproving 让…落入你的掌控之中
to find a way of influencing or controlling someone
If the loan company gets its claws into you, you'll still be paying off this debt when you're 50. 要是落入了贷款公司的魔掌，那你到50岁的时候还在还债。
（女子）死死缠住（男人）
If a woman gets her claws into a man, she manages to start a relationship with him, often because she wants to control him or get something from him.
If she gets her claws into that young man, she'll ruin his political career. 要是她对那年轻人死缠不放，会毁掉他的政治前途。
claw
verb [ I or T ] uk/klɔː/ us/klɑː/
（用爪子）抓，撕，挠
to use claws to tear something or someone
He was seriously injured when one of the lions clawed his back. 他的后背被其中一只狮子严重抓伤了。
When our cat is hungry, she starts clawing at my legs. 我们家的猫饿了就开始抓我的腿。
Idiom
claw your way (somewhere)idiom （尤指用手指）扒出一条路前行，艰难地移动
to move forwards with difficulty, especially by using stiff curved fingers to remove the things that are in your way
The rescuers could hear the sound of the trapped people desperately trying to claw their way through the rubble. 救援人员可以听到被困人员的动静，他们拼命想从废墟中用手扒出一条生路来。
figurative Sidney ruthlessly clawed his way (up) from the position of junior clerk to chairman of the company (= he achieved success with effort and by hurting other people). 西尼无情地杀出一条血路，从底层职员爬到了公司总裁的位置。
Phrasal verb
claw something back 费力夺回;设法捞回
to get possession of something again with difficulty
The airline is beginning to claw back some of the business it lost after the bomb explosion. 航空公司开始着手夺回在炸弹爆炸事件后损失的一些业务。
（政府）收回（钱款）
If the government, for example, claws back money, it takes money back in one way that it has already given in another way.
We got a government grant for setting up our business, but they clawed it all back again in taxes. 我们得到了一项政府拨款开办了公司，可是他们以税收的形式把钱全收回去了。