claw something ↔ back

phrasal verbphr v

a) GETto get back something that you had lost, by trying very hard 夺回，捞回；设法挽回

The company has managed to claw back its share of the market.

该公司设法夺回了自己的市场份额。

b) British EnglishBrEPET if a government or organization claws back money it has given to people, it takes it back 〔政府或机构〕收回〔已给出的钱〕

Examples from the Corpus

claw back• One quality Oxford possessed in abundance, though, was spirit, which enabled them to claw their way back.• But shares clawed their way back and by the close the fall had been cut to 10.2 points at 2,289.2.• Crowther clawed his way back and clinched the fifth.• Her fingers clawed his back, her mouth covered his, her tongue darted down his throat.• Topaz clawed Andrew's back, silently begging him to satisfy the ravenous craving within her which was reaching unbearable proportions.• He will probe unceasingly for loopholes by which to claw his way back to his prewar stature.

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