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itch

UK /ɪtʃ/US /ɪtʃ/

词源

源自古英语 giccan/giccettan(抓挠),与古高地德语 jucchen(痒)同源,拟声词模仿抓挠声。

noun

❶ 皮肤上一种令人不适的刺痒感,通常由过敏、干燥或蚊虫叮咬引起,会让人忍不住想抓挠。

“I have an itch on my back that I can't reach.”

(我背上有个地方痒得够不着。)

“The mosquito bite caused a terrible itch.”

(蚊子叮咬处痒得厉害。)

❶ 强烈的渴望或冲动,通常指想做某事的迫切感,类似心痒难耐的状态。

“He had an itch to travel the world after college.”

(大学毕业后他极度渴望环游世界。)

“I feel an itch to try skydiving at least once in my life.”

(我内心有种这辈子至少要尝试一次跳伞的冲动。)

同义词:tingle, craving, urge, desire

verb

❶ 感到皮肤发痒,通常伴随抓挠的冲动,可能由生理或心理因素引起。

“My sunburned skin itches terribly.”

(我晒伤的皮肤痒得要命。)

“Don't scratch when your scalp itches.”

(头皮发痒时不要抓挠。)

❶ 强烈渴望做某事,内心处于焦躁不安的状态,通常后接不定式或for短语。

“I'm itching to tell you the good news.”

(我迫不及待想告诉你这个好消息。)

“The team itched for revenge after their last defeat.”

(上次失败后队伍渴望复仇。)

同义词:scratch, long, yearn, hanker

常见短语

itchy feet — 形容坐立不安、渴望旅行或改变现状的状态,字面意思是脚发痒想走动。

“After two years in the same job, I'm getting itchy feet.”

(同一份工作干了两年后,我开始渴望改变。)

scratch an itch — 字面是挠痒痒,比喻满足某种迫切需求或解决困扰已久的问题。

“The new gaming console finally scratched his tech itch.”

(新游戏机终于满足了他的科技瘾。)