itch
verb- [intransitive]
to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch (= rub your skin with your nails); to make your skin feel like this （使）发痒 Synonyms hurthurt- ache
- burn
- sting
- tingle
- itch
- throb
- hurt (of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain:
My feet hurt. 我脚疼。 Ouch! That hurt! 哎哟！好疼！
- ache to feel a continuous pain that is not severe:
I’m aching all over. 我周身疼痛。
- burn (of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful:
Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air. 空气中弥漫的化学物质熏得我们的眼睛火辣辣地痛。
- sting to make somebody 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. 烟熏得我眼睛痛。
- 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. 冷空气冻得她的脸发痛。
- itch to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this:
（使）发痒 I itch all over. 我浑身痒。 Does the rash itch? 皮疹痒吗？
- throb (of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats:
His head throbbed painfully. 他的头一抽一跳地痛。
- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- terribly
- constantly
- positively
- …
- make somebody
- for
- with
- [intransitive] (informal)
(often used in the progressive tenses 常用于进行时 to want to do something very much 渴望；热望 - itch for something
The crowd was itching for a fight. 那群人摩拳擦掌地想打架。 - itch to do something
He's itching to get back to work. 他巴不得马上回去工作。
Extra ExamplesHe was itching for a chance to show how good he was. 他渴望能有个机会展现自己的实力。 Her fingers positively itched with the desire to slap his face. 她觉得自己手指头都发痒了，真想搧他一耳光。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- terribly
- constantly
- positively
- …
- make somebody
- for
- with
- itch for something
Word OriginOld English gycce (noun), gyccan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch jeuk (noun) and Dutch jeuken, German jucken (verb).