itch
verb [ I ] uk/ɪtʃ/ us/ɪtʃ/
B2 发痒
to have or cause an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails
I can't wear wool - it makes me itch. 我不能穿毛料衣服——穿了就浑身发痒。
- More examples
- What's that big red lump on your arm? Does it itch?
- Try not to scratch those spots, no matter how much they itch, or you'll make them bleed.
- There's a mosquito bite on my ankle that is itching like crazy!
- She won't wear that beautiful woollen jumper; she complains that it itches.
- Why are you wrinkling your nose like that? Is it itching?
Idiom
itch to do somethingidiom informal (also itch for something)C2 急切地想做
to want to do something very much and as soon as possible
He was itching to hear the results. 他渴望知道结果。
By four o'clock I was itching for the meeting to end. 到了4点钟我就急切地盼望会议结束。
itch
noun [ C ] uk/ɪtʃ/ us/ɪtʃ/
痒
an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails
I've got an itch on the back of my neck. 我脖子后面有一处发痒。
- More examples
- Could you scratch my back for me? I've got an infuriating itch right in the middle there.
- He's got sensitive skin and anything except pure cotton gives him an awful itch.
- The itch from that rash is driving her mad - I think I'll give her an antihistamine tablet.
- My grandmother was very strict and if you had an itch in church you were forbidden from scratching it.
- Poor dog - I wonder what's causing that itch. Have you got a sore patch, or is it a flea?