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shrew

/ʃruː/

/ʃru/

Übersetzungen

shrewsubstantiv

shrews

Pl.

/ʃruː/

/ʃru/

землеройка

The shrew is a small mammal with a pointed snout.

Землеройка — это маленькое млекопитающее с заостренной мордочкой.

сварливая женщина

She was known as a shrew in the neighborhood because of her constant complaints.

Её знали как сварливую женщину в округе из-за её постоянных жалоб.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

мелкое млекопитающее

Synonyme

shrewverb

shrewed

Präteritum

shrewed

Partizip Perfekt

shrewing

Gerundium

Archaic, chiefly literary.

Synonyme

bawl out

rail at

lambaste

shrewadjektiv

/ʃruː/

Used mainly attributively (‘shrew populations’, ‘shrew habitat’); not normally gradable.

Synonyme

Definitionen

shrewsubstantiv

A small insectivorous mammal resembling a mouse, with a long pointed snout and tiny eyes, belonging to the family Soricidae.

The shrew scurried through the underbrush, searching for insects to eat.

A bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman.

The character in the play was portrayed as a shrew, constantly arguing with everyone around her.

shrewverb

Archaic. To curse or wish evil upon; to scold sharply.

The old knight shrewed the thieves for their insolence.

shrewadjektiv

Relating to or characteristic of shrews (the small insectivorous mammals).

Shrew populations are sensitive to changes in soil moisture.