Shrew

shrew



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【動】鼩鼱



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–noun 

any of several small, mouselike insectivores of the genus Sorex and related genera, having a long, sharp snout. (動物的) 口鼻部;豬嘴 



–noun 

a woman of violent temper and speech; termagant. (潑婦)



—Synonyms 

virago (潑婦), nag, scold.





　

While no performances truly stand out, Emily Blunt makes an impression as a character much meeker and 



more likeable than the shrew she played 



in The Devil Wears Prada. Hugh Dancy is also charming as the book club's lone male member, the quirky and disarming hunk who certainly does help divert the film's target audience.



hunk 

【口】大塊,大片;厚塊

【俚】強壯,英俊且性感的男人





　

She discovers that Carl is shacked [up] with a beautiful 



Hispanic woman named Carmen (Patricia Velasquez). Meanwhile, Joline's flirtatious brother Jay (Casey Affleck) shows up from the Big Apple to look after his sister. Later, two men enter Joline's life. One is Neil (Goran Visnjic), 



Carl's hunky, beguiling neighbor, 



who increasingly becomes the object of Joline's affection, and Grampy (Alfonso Arau), an aging Mexican medicine man who becomes Joline's spiritual guide. This film was screened at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.



shack

簡陋木屋,棚屋

(作某種用途的) 小室,間





see hunky