Chuyển bộ gõ


Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
rash



rash [rash rashes] noun, adjective BrE [ræʃ] NAmE [ræʃ]
noun
1. countable, usually singular an area of red spots on a person's skin, caused by an illness or a reaction to sth
I woke up covered in a rash.
I come out in a rash (= a ↑rash appears on my skin) if I eat chocolate.
The sun brought her out in (= caused) an itchy rash.
a heat rash (= caused by heat)
compare spot
2. singular ~ (of sth) a lot of sth; a series of unpleasant things that happen over a short period of time
Syn: spate
a rash of movies about life in prison
Rising prices are the result of the recent rash of strikes in the steel industry.
There has been a rash of burglaries in the area over the last month.

Word Origin:
adj. late Middle English Scots northern English ‘nimble, eager’ Germanic German rasch n. early 18th cent. Old French rasche ‘eruptive sores’ Italian raschia ‘itch’

Example Bank:
He has a slight rash on his chest.
Some pesticides can cause rashes and burns.
The rash most commonly appears on the back.
When I'm stressed I break out in a rash.
This is the latest in the recent rash of movies about life in prison.
Derived Words:rashly rashness
 
adjective (of people or their actions)
doing sth that may not be sensible without first thinking about the possible results; done in this way
Syn: impulsive, Syn:reckless
a rash young man
~ (to do sth) It would be rash to assume that everyone will agree with you on this.
Think twice before doing anything rash.
This is what happens when you make rash decisions.

Word Origin:
adj. late Middle English Scots northern English ‘nimble, eager’ Germanic German rasch n. early 18th cent. Old French rasche ‘eruptive sores’ Italian raschia ‘itch’

Example Bank:
I was a rash young man in those days.
This is what happens when you make rash promises.

 

▼ Từ liên quan / Related words
Related search result for "rash"

Giới thiệu VNDIC.net | Plugin từ diển cho Firefox | Từ điển cho Toolbar IE | Tra cứu nhanh cho IE | Vndic bookmarklet | Học từ vựng | Vndic trên web của bạn

© Copyright 2006-2024 VNDIC.NET & VDICT.CO all rights reserved.