| 单词 | itch |
| 释义 | itch (once / 1679 pages) nv An itch is an unpleasant tingly sensation that makes you want to scratch. If you're allergic to poison ivy and you go hiking through a field of it, you'll have a terrible itch all over your legs. Sometimes people confuse itch and scratch. An itch is the sensation that causes you to scratch, and when itch is a verb, it either means "to feel or sense an itch," or "to have a strong, restless urge," as when you itch to try out your uncle's motorcycle. Somehow, the word itch arose from its Old English root gicce, or gycce, "an itch." WORD FAMILYitch: itched, itches, itching, itchy+/itching: itchings/itchy: itchily, itchiness USAGE EXAMPLESOccasional use of over-the-counter hydrocortisone cream helps calm the itch. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) I poured lots of time and money into getting a PhD, in hopes that academia might scratch that itch. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) The Texans are itching for a chance to host another wild-card game after being routed 30-0 by Kansas City in this game a year ago. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch Syn|Hypo|Hyper itchiness, itching pruritus an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.) pruritus anichronic itching of the skin around the anus pruritus vulvaepersistent itching of the external female genitalia cutaneous sensation, haptic sensation, skin sensation a sensation localized on the skin 2n a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation he has a bad case of the itch Syn|Hyper scabies infection the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms 3n a strong restless desire Syn|Hyper urge desire the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state 4v scrape or rub as if to relieve itching Syn|Hyper rub, scratch irritate excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame 5v have or perceive an itch I'm itching--the air is so dry! Hypo|Hyper tickle, titillate, vellicate touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements prickle, tinglecause a stinging or tingling sensation ache, hurt, smart be the source of pain 6v cause to perceive an itch his skin itched 7v have a strong desire or urge to do something She is itching to start the project Syn|Hyper spoil desire, want feel or have a desire for; want strongly |
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