rash

noun

/ræʃ/

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[countable, usually singular] an area of red spots on a person’s skin, caused by an illness or a reaction to something皮疹；疹
- I woke up covered in a rash.我醒来时长了一身皮疹。
- I come out in a rash (= a rash appears on my skin) if I eat chocolate.我一吃巧克力就长皮疹。
- The sun brought her out in (= caused) an itchy rash.太阳晒了她一身痱子，很痒。
- a heat rash (= caused by heat)痱子
compare spot see also diaper rash, nappy rash
Extra Examples
- He has a slight rash on his chest.他胸部长了一小块皮疹。
- Some pesticides can cause rashes and burns.有些杀虫剂会导致皮疹和灼伤。
- The rash most commonly appears on the back.皮疹经常长在后背上。
- When I'm stressed I break out in a rash.我一紧张就起疹子。
Topics Illnessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- skin
- itchy
- red
- …
verb + rash
- have
- break out in
- come out in
- …
rash + verb
- appear
- come out
- develop
- …
preposition
- rash on
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[singular] rash (of something) a lot of something; a series of unpleasant things that happen over a short period of time大量；许多；（涌现的）众多令人不快的事物 synonym spate
- a rash of movies about life in prison大量关于监狱生活的电影
- Rising prices are the result of the recent rash of strikes in the steel industry.价格上升乃钢铁行业近期接二连三的罢工所致。
- There has been a rash of burglaries in the area over the last month.近一个月这一带发生了很多起入室行窃案。

Word Originnoun early 18th cent.: probably related to Old French rasche ‘eruptive sores’; compare with Italian raschia ‘itch’.

rash

adjective

/ræʃ/

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(of people or their actions人或行为) doing something that may not be sensible without first thinking about the possible results; done in this way轻率的；鲁莽的 synonym reckless
- a rash young man鲁莽的年轻人
- rash (to do something) It would be rash to assume that everyone will agree with you on this.你要是认为在这件事上谁都会同意你的看法，那就太欠考虑了。
- Think twice before doing anything rash.不要草率行事，要三思而行。
- This is what happens when you make rash decisions.这就是你贸然作决定的后果。
Word Originadjective late Middle English (also in Scots and northern English in the sense ‘nimble, eager’): of Germanic origin; related to German rasch.