shrew

US /ʃruː/
UK /ʃruː/
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鼩鼱

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.
那隻小鼩鼱在灌木叢中竄來竄去。
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A shrew's metabolism is incredibly fast.
鼩鼱的新陳代謝速度快得驚人。
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潑婦, 悍婦

a bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman.

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She was known as a shrew in the village, always complaining.
她在村子裡以潑婦著稱，總是抱怨。
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He married a fiery shrew who kept him on his toes.
他娶了一個脾氣火爆的潑婦，讓她時刻保持警惕。
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