shrewish
英 ['ʃruːɪʃ]
美 ['ʃruɪʃ]
shrewish 女人脾气坏的来自 shrew,泼妇，悍妇，-ish,形容词后缀。
- shrewish (adj.)
- late 14c., "wicked, malignant," from shrew + -ish. Of women, "malignant and scolding," from 1560s. Related: Shrewishly; shrewishness.
- 1. Even her own party considered her shrewish and nagging, and cold-shouldered her in the corridors.
- 就连她自己团队里的人都认为她泼妇似的，又爱唠叨，在走廊里看见她也不爱搭理她。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Would he leave his shrewish wife, sell the Two Lions and live like a king?
- 他会不会离开那位厉害的妻子, 把“双狮”卖掉,去过国王一样的生活?
来自辞典例句
- 3. He had gone into the tar - roofing business in order to support his shrewish wife, Zilla.
- 为了供着他那刁泼的妻子齐拉,他改行做了沥青房顶生意.
来自辞典例句
- 4. The old fisherman was cursed by his shrewish wife.
- 老渔夫被他那厉害的老婆骂了一痛.
来自互联网
- 5. A woman regarded as disreputable or shrewish.
- 被认为是不名誉的或泼辣的女人.
来自互联网
