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paw at someone 對某人毛手毛腳
paw 作名詞時指動物毛茸茸的「爪子」,作動詞除了表「用爪子抓」外,還可以指 「摸、抓」,特別指猥褻地動手動腳、令人有不適的感覺。因此,對某人毛手毛腳就可以用paw at someone 來表示。一起來看看以下對話吧:
A: Why did Sandy cry at the party last night?
B: She was scared because Jack pawed at her and made her uncomfortable.
A: That’s terrible!
B: I think Jack should apologize to Sandy immediately.
甲:為什麼珊蒂昨晚在派對上哭了?
乙:她被嚇到了因為傑克對她毛手毛腳,讓她很不舒服。
甲:太可怕了!
乙:我認為傑克應該立刻向珊蒂道歉。