shrewish
[ˈʃruɪʃ]
adj.
泼妇一样的,(尤指妇女)爱骂街的,脾气暴躁的;
泼辣;
例句:
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He had gone into the tar - roofing business in order to support his shrewish wife, Zilla.
为了供着他那刁泼的妻子齐拉,他改行做了沥青房顶生意.
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Even her own party considered her shrewish and nagging, and cold-shouldered her in the corridors.
就连她自己团队里的人都认为她泼妇似的,又爱唠叨,在走廊里看见她也不爱搭理她。
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Would he leave his shrewish wife, sell the Two Lions and live like a king?
他会不会离开那位厉害的妻子, 把“双狮”卖掉,去过国王一样的生活?