hoof
单词辨析：
多指人的脚，也可指动物的蹄。
His feet hurt after the long walk.
走了很长时间之后，他双脚酸痛。
Keep away from the horse's hind feet.
离那匹马的后蹄远些。
指鸟、兽、昆虫等锋利而弯曲的爪尖。
lobster claws
龙虾的螯
The claws of a tiger are very sharp.
老虎的爪子非常锋利。
指马、牛等动物的蹄子。
The teacher asked his pupils how many hooves a cow has.
老师问他的学生们一头牛有几只蹄子。
指动物包括爪尖在内的爪子，比较软；也可喻指人的手，作此义解时常含贬义。
He doesn't know how to paint a lion's paw.
他不知道该如何画狮爪。
Keep your dirty paws off me!
把你的脏爪子从我身上拿开！
相关例句：
A fissure in the wall of a horse's hoof often causing lameness.
马蹄的足面裂缝通常导致跛脚。
The last bus had gone so we had to hoof it home.
末班公共汽车已经开走了，我们只好走回家。
They may be entered only on foot, paw or hoof.
只有长着脚、爪子或蹄子的动物可以进入保护区。
Your daily hoof checks and most farrier work are usually performed in a horse that is tied.
日常蹄子检查和大部分蹄铁匠的工作通常是马被拴住的情况下进行的。
A larger hoof is needed here to cope with this type of terrain.
这里需要一个更大的蹄，以应付这种类型的地形。
Doctors say they've been forced to remove damaged tissue from the horse's left hind hoof.
医生表示他们不得不从马的左后蹄摘除受损的组织。