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declaw
verb
uk /ˌdiːˈklɔː/ us /ˌdiːˈklɑː/
[ I or T ]
to remove the claws(= sharp curved nails) of a cat or other animal: 剪去猫或其他动物的尖指甲
My cat's previous owner had her neutered and declawed.我的猫的前主人给她做了绝育手术并剪去指甲。
I don't want to declaw so I wonder if anyone can tell me good alternative ways to stop a cat ripping up the furniture. 我不想剪去猫的尖指甲，所以想知道有没有人能告诉我有什么其他办法防止猫把家具扯坏。
[ T ]
to make someone or something less dangerous or powerful: 剪掉爪子;去除锋芒
I suspect that the intention of this is to permanently declaw his critics.我怀疑这样做的目的是永久地消除他的批评者的声音。
The author's work has been declawed in most TV adaptations.该作者的作品在大多数电视改编作品中都被去除了锋芒。
Their 4-month-old cat was spayed and declawed.
We have decided not to declaw our new kitten.
If you observe a cat, it uses its claws for everything and I believe it really is inhumane to declaw.
He approved legislation making it a crime to declaw exotic cats or native wild cats.
Bobo, a 600-lb. declawed tiger, escaped from a compound in Florida.
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