單詞
shrewish
英 ['?ru???]
美['?ru??]
基本信息
- adj. 潑婦一樣的；愛罵街的；脾氣暴躁的
中文詞源
shrewish 女人脾氣壞的
來自 shrew,潑婦，悍婦，-ish,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- shrewish (adj.)
- late 14c., "wicked, malignant," from shrew + -ish. Of women, "malignant and scolding," from 1560s. Related: Shrewishly; shrewishness.
雙語例句
- 1. Even her own party considered her shrewish and nagging, and cold-shouldered her in the corridors.
- 就連她自己團隊里的人都認為她潑婦似的，又愛嘮叨，在走廊里看見她也不愛搭理她。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Would he leave his shrewish wife, sell the Two Lions and live like a king?
- 他會不會離開那位厲害的妻子, 把“雙獅”賣掉,去過國王一樣的生活?
來自辭典例句
- 3. He had gone into the tar - roofing business in order to support his shrewish wife, Zilla.
- 為了供著他那刁潑的妻子齊拉,他改行做了瀝青房頂生意.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The old fisherman was cursed by his shrewish wife.
- 老漁夫被他那厲害的老婆罵了一痛.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. A woman regarded as disreputable or shrewish.
- 被認為是不名譽的或潑辣的女人.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
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