●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