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- an animal's foot having claws and pads（动物的）爪子。
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- chiefly derogatory a person's hand〈主贬〉手：
touch her with your filthy paws and I'll ram my fist into your face.
你要是用你那肮脏的手爪碰她, 我就会用拳头狠揍你的脸。
with obj.
1- (of an animal) feel or scrape with a paw or hoof（动物）用爪抓; 用蹄触：
the horse rose on its strong haunches, its forelegs pawing the air
这匹马靠着强健的腰腿站起, 前蹄在空中踢腾
no obj. young dogs may paw at the floor and whine.小狗可能用爪子扒地板并狺狺吠叫。
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- informal (of a person) touch or handle awkwardly or roughly; touch (someone) in a lascivious and offensive way〈非正式〉（人）笨拙（或粗鲁）地摆弄; 猥亵地摸弄（某人）：
some overweight, ugly Casanova had tried to paw her.
有个体态臃肿, 相貌丑陋的好色之徒想方设法吃她的豆腐。
词源
Middle English: from Old French poue, probably of Germanic origin and related to Dutch poot.