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claw back objclaw obj back v adv [M]to obtain possession of (something) again with difficulty, or (esp. Br) (of a government) to take back (money) in one way that has already been given in another way弥补, 收回The airline is beginning to claw back some of the business it lost after the bomb explosion.这个航空公司开始收回一些炸弹爆炸后损失的业务了。(esp. Br) We got a grant from the government to help set up our business, but they clawed it all back again in taxes.我们得到了政府一项拨款帮助我们开办公司，可是他们收税把钱全收回去了。
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