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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
itch
itch [itch itches itched itching] verb, noun BrE [ɪtʃ] NAmE [ɪtʃ] verb 1. intransitive to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this •I itch all over. •Does the rash itch? •This sweater really itches. 2. intransitive (informal) (often used in the progressive tenses)to want to do sth very much •~ for sth The crowd was itching for a fight. •~ to do sth He's itching to get back to work. Verb forms: Word Origin: Old English gycce (noun), gyccan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch jeuk (noun) and Dutch jeuken, German jucken (verb). Synonyms: hurt ache • burn • sting • tingle • itch • throb These are all words that can be used when part of your body feels painful. hurt • (of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain: ▪ My feet hurt. ◇ ▪ Ouch! That hurt! ache • to feel a continuous dull pain: ▪ I'm aching all over. burn • (of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful: ▪ Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air. sting • to make sb feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain: ▪ My eyes were stinging from the smoke. tingle • (of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there: ▪ The cold air made her face tingle. itch • to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this: ▪ I itch all over. ◇ ▪ Does the rash itch? throb • (of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats: ▪ His head throbbed painfully. your eyes hurt/ache/burn/sting/itch your skin hurts/burns/stings/tingles/itches your flesh hurts/burns/stings/tingles your head hurts/aches/throbs your stomach hurts/aches to really hurt/ache/burn/sting/tingle/itch/throb to hurt/ache/sting/itch badly/a lot It hurts/stings/tingles/itches. Example Bank: •He was itching for a chance to show how good he was. •Her fingers positively itched with the desire to slap his face. •My arms were covered with a rash that itched terribly. •The heat made me itch all over. noun 1. countable, usually singular an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch yourself •to get/have an itch 2. singular ~ (to do sth) (informal)a strong desire to do sth •She has an itch to travel. •the creative itch see the seven year itch at ↑seven Word Origin: Old English gycce (noun), gyccan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch jeuk (noun) and Dutch jeuken, German jucken (verb). Example Bank: •The fungi that cause jock itch thrive in warm, moist places. •to get/have an itch
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