shrew
/ʃruː/noun
1- a small mouse-like insectivorous mammal with a long pointed snout and tiny eyes鼩鼱。
1.1
- Family Soricidae: many genera, in particular Sorex and Crocidura, and numerous species.鼩鼱科：多属, 尤指鼩鼱属和麝鼩属, 众多种。
1.2
- a bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman泼妇, 悍妇。
派生词
shrewish
adjectiveshrewishly
adverbshrewishness
noun词源
Old English scrēawa, scrǣwa of Germanic origin; related words in Germanic languages have senses such as 'dwarf', 'devil', or 'fox'.