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claw at something
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to use claws(= the sharp curved nails at the end of each of the toes of some animals and birds) to tear or scratch something:
When our cat is hungry, she starts clawing at my legs.我们家的猫饿了就开始抓我的腿。
The dog barked and clawed at the door.
to try to get hold of something with your hand:
She clawed at the air as she fell from the platform.
People were clawing at the rubble with their bare hands.
The two small dogs sniffed her legs and clawed at her feet.
He clawed frantically at the old ladder with his hands.
No one heard them as they clawed at the door for help.
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