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shrewish

/ˈʃruː.ɪʃ/

翻译: 过时的形容词,形容女人脾气坏、爱唠叨、爱骂人或爱吵架。

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adjective

/ˈʃruː.ɪʃ/C2formal已废弃
  • zh过时的形容词,形容女人脾气坏、爱唠叨、爱骂人或爱吵架。

An old-fashioned adjective describing a woman who is bad-tempered, nagging, or scolding.

  1. Bad-tempered and argumentativeC2formal

    Having a tendency to be constantly complaining, scolding, or finding fault, especially in a sharp or nagging manner.

    zh泼辣的

    • Her shrewish remarks made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
    • He described his neighbor as a shrewish woman who argued about everything.
    • The character in the play was portrayed as a shrewish wife, always nagging her husband.

    同义词cantankerousill-temperednaggingquarrelsomescoldingtermagantvixenish

    反义词agreeableamiablepleasant

词形
  • more shrewish comparative form
  • most shrewish superlative form