shrew

US /ʃruː/
UK /ʃruː/
"shrew" picture
1.

トガリネズミ

a small, mouse-like mammal with a long snout, tiny eyes, and short ears, typically living in woodlands and feeding on insects.

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The tiny shrew scurried through the undergrowth.
小さなトガリネズミが下草の中を走り回った。
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A shrew's metabolism is incredibly fast.
トガリネズミの代謝は信じられないほど速い。
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口うるさい女, 意地悪な女

a bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman.

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She was known as a shrew in the village, always complaining.
彼女は村で口うるさい女として知られており、いつも不平を言っていた。
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He married a fiery shrew who kept him on his toes.
彼は彼を常に緊張させる、激しい口うるさい女と結婚した。
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