●claw your way ˈback●claw your way into/out of/to sthto gradually achieve sth by using a lot of determination and effort 竭尽全力争取;努力逐步获得◆The group is clawing its way out of financial crisis. 集团正艰难地摆脱财务危机。 ●ˌclaw sth ˈback
( ˌclaw ˈback (from sth)) to get back sth that has been lost, usually by using a lot of effort 费力挽回◆The company is trying to claw back its share of the market. 公司正在努力挽回失去的市场份额。
() (about a government) to get money back from people who have received a benefit, usually by taxing them (指政府通过税收手段)收回(已支付给补助者的钱款)◆The Chancellor is expected to claw back £2.8 billion in the budget. 预计财政大臣将收回预算中的 28 亿英镑。➡clawback
() () (about a company) to offer existing shareholders the right to buy a proportion of the shares that have already been offered to new investors (指公司)收回(已提供给新投资者的股票以提供给现有股东购买)◆Some of the shares placed with institutional investors had to be clawed back to satisfy the demand of existing shareholders. 必须收回配售给机构投资者的部分股票,以满足现有股东的需求。➡clawback