Claw

(noun.) a bird's foot.

(noun.) sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles.

(noun.) a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods.

(verb.) attack as if with claws; 'The politician clawed his rival'.

(verb.) clutch as if in panic; 'She clawed the doorknob'.

(verb.) scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails.

(verb.) move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; 'They clawed their way to the top of the mountain'.

整理:洛蒂

• But how if another claw in the shape of me is straining to thwart it? 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• They fell upon D'Arnot tooth and nail, beating him with sticks and stones and tearing at him with claw-like hands. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• I don't feel like myself when you lay that withered old claw on my shoulder, so take it away,' said Sikes, casting off the Jew's hand. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Not a speck escaped Aunt March's eye, and all the furniture had claw legs and much carving, which was never dusted to suit. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• The male has one claw of immense size, the other being quite small. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Shall be pleased with his acquaintance, said Marks, thrusting out a long, thin hand, like a raven's claw. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• His walk was soft; his voice was melancholy; his long lanky fingers were hooked like claws. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• The building was of grey, lichen-blotched stone, with a high central portion and two curving wings, like the claws of a crab, thrown out on each side. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• The cat leaped down and ripped at a bundle of rags with her tigerish claws, with a sound that it set my teeth on edge to hear. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Bois-Guilbert's new shield bore a raven in full flight, holding in its claws a skull, and bearing the motto, Gare le Corbeau. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• It had three claws at the forward corner of its wing. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• These were the natural defenses of his body, but what were they against the teeth, the claws and the tremendous muscles of his enemy? 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Stronger, stronger again, for now the enemy has learned to use belt-claws and he can shoot as far as we. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Never shall I forget the Duke's appearance as he sprang up and clawed with his hands, like one who is sinking into an abyss. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• My fingers clawed futilely at the unyielding portal, while my eyes sought in vain for a duplicate of the button which had given us ingress. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• It bit and clawed and scratched in impotent fury. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• I slipped through his grip, and he with a horrible scream kicked madly for a few seconds, and clawed the air with both his hands. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• In a little while another veteran was discharged abruptly from the same door, clawing at the air for a saving support. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• So it was that he spied Tarzan as the boy emerged from the clawing, pushing throng with that hairy forearm hugged firmly to his body. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• He shrank away and then fell forward upon the table, coughing furiously and clawing among the papers. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Leaping and clawing, they mowed down the warriors with their powerful paws, turning for an instant to rend their victims with frightful fangs. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• He tore the drugget from the floor, and in an instant was down on his hands and knees clawing at each of the squares of wood beneath it. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.

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