| 单词 | claw |
| 释义 | claw claw // verb
IDIOMS
claw your way back; claw your way into/out of/to sth to gradually achieve sth by using a lot of determination and effort: The group is clawing its way out of financial crisis. The country has clawed its way back into favour with foreign investors.
PHRASAL VERBS
claw sth back
1 (also claw back (from sth)) to get back sth that has been lost, usually by using a lot of effort: The company is trying to claw back its share of the market. The share price clawed back 2.6 per cent today after Wednesday's 8 per cent fall.
2 (Finance ) (about a government) to get money back from people who have received a benefit, usually by taxing them: The Chancellor is expected to claw back £2.8 billion in the budget. ⇨ CLAWBACK
3 (Finance ) (BrE) (about a company) to offer existing shareholders the right to buy a proportion of the shares that have already been offered to new investors: Some of the shares placed with institutional investors had to be clawed back to satisfy the demand of existing shareholders. ⇨ CLAWBACK |
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