• adj. 潑婦一樣的；愛罵街的；脾氣暴躁的

來自 shrew,潑婦，悍婦，-ish,形容詞后綴。

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.

就連她自己團(tuán)隊(duì)里的人都認(rèn)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(huì)不會(huì)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(rèn)為是不名譽(yù)的或潑辣的女人.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)