claw something back regain a lost advantage or position laboriously and gradually （奋力但缓慢地）重新获得失去的优势或地位： clawing back power from the president. 从总统那里收回权力。 ■ (of a government) recover money paid out in the form of an allowance or benefit, typically by taxation （政府）获得（发放津贴或补助的）弥补性收入（尤指征税）。 |