shrew

US /ʃruː/
UK /ʃruː/
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땃쥐

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.
작은 땃쥐가 덤불 속을 재빨리 지나갔다.
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A shrew's metabolism is incredibly fast.
땃쥐의 신진대사는 믿을 수 없을 정도로 빠르다.
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잔소리꾼, 성질 고약한 여자

a bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman.

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She was known as a shrew in the village, always complaining.
그녀는 마을에서 항상 불평하는 잔소리꾼으로 알려져 있었다.
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He married a fiery shrew who kept him on his toes.
그는 자신을 긴장하게 만드는 불같은 잔소리꾼과 결혼했다.
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