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单词 shrew
释义

shrew /shroo/

noun
  1. A small mouselike insectivorous mammal of the family Soricidae, with a long snout, formerly thought to be venomous to cattle
  2. An evil being (obsolete)
  3. 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

  1. Of the nature of a shrew or scold
  2. Ill-natured

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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