"clawing" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 抓撓
• 抓牢

Definition

用爪子或指甲去抓、撓、扒東西，通常帶有用力或絕望的感覺。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常指動物，但在人類絕望或掙扎時也使用，如'clawing at the door'。帶有奮力、急切的意味，常與'at'連用。非正式語境。

Examples

The cat is clawing the sofa again.

貓又在**抓撓**沙發了。

He kept clawing at the locked door to get out.

他不停地**抓撓**著鎖住的門想出去。

The puppy is clawing at my leg for attention.

小狗正在**抓撓**我的腿，想引起注意。

I woke up to find my dog clawing at the bedroom door.

我醒來時發現我的狗在**抓撓**臥室門。

She was clawing through her bag looking for her phone.

她在包裡拼命**翻找**手機。

The man escaped the pit by clawing his way up the dirt walls.

那個人靠**抓撓**泥牆才爬出陷阱。