claw back

短语

n. 加税补偿, 缺点

词形变化

clawed back clawing back claws back 三单 claws back clawing back 现在分词 clawed back 过去式 clawed back 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To recover or retake, with great effort, something that was lost, often by a government or official agency.

    及物

    I was initially refused a refund, but eventually managed to claw back part of the money.