英语词汇“shrewish”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

shrewish

释义

shrew /shroo/

noun

A small mouselike insectivorous mammal of the family Soricidae, with a long snout, formerly thought to be venomous to cattle
An evil being (obsolete)
A brawling, troublesome person, in later use only a woman, a scold

transitive verb (Shakespeare)

To curse, beshrew

ORIGIN: OE scrēawa a shrewmouse

shrewˈish adjective

shrewˈishly adverb

shrewˈishness noun

shrew mole noun

Any of various moles of Asia and N America having a long snout and tail

shrewˈmouse noun (pl shrewˈmice)

A shrew

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