n.[C]

1. 脚爪；爪子
2. 用力拍打
   Get your paws off those cakes.

   别用你的手碰那些蛋糕。

3. 【口】（尤指笨拙的）手

vt.

1. （用脚爪等）抓；扒
   The cat pawed the mouse it had caught.

   猫用爪子抓它捉着的老鼠。

2. 【口】笨拙地触摸（或摆弄）；亲昵地抚摸
   The bull pawed the ground before charging.

   公牛冲刺前用力拍打地面。

vi.

1. （用脚爪等）抓；扒[（+at）]
   The dog pawed at the doorknob.

   狗用爪子抓门把手。

2. 笨拙地触摸；亲昵地抚摸；翻找
   He pawed frantically through the drawers.

   他拼命翻找抽屉里的东西。

   Don't paw at everything you see.

   别见什么摸什么。

n.

1. an animal's foot having claws and pads.
2. informal a person's hand.

v.

1. feel or scrape with a paw or hoof.
2. informal touch or handle clumsily or lasciviously.