itch

itch
noun
  1. [usu. in sing.]an uncomfortable sensation on the skin that causes a desire to scratch
    痒
    ■(informal)a restless or strong desire
    (非正式)渴望，强烈愿望
    [with infinitive]the itch to write fiction.
    写小说的强烈愿望。
    ■[mass noun][with modifier]a skin disease or condition of which itching is a symptom
    搔痒
    ■(the itch)(informal)scabies
    (非正式)疥疮
verb
  1. [no obj.]be the site of or cause an itch
    发痒
    the bite itched like crazy.
    被叮咬处奇痒难熬。
    ■(of a person) experience an itch
    （人）发痒
    ■(informal)feel a restless or strong desire to do something
    (非正式)渴望，热望
    [with infinitive]your hands fairly itch to take the wheel.
    你的手直发痒，就是想开车。
常用词组
an itching palm
  1. (figurative)an avaricious nature
    (喻)贪财，贪婪
语源
  1. Old English gycce (noun), gyccan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch jeuk (noun) and Dutch jeuken, German jucken (verb)
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