itchy

FREQ #10382

a. 渴望的, 痒的, 生疥疮的

发音

其它 /ˈɪt͡ʃi/

词形变化

itchier 比较级 itchier itchiest itchiest 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Characterized by itching. (of a condition)

    an itchy rash

  2. 2.

    Feeling an itching sensation; feeling a need to be scratched. (of a person, animal or body part)

    My nose always gets itchy the moment I put on my face mask.

  3. 3.

    Causing an itching sensation.

    He refuses to wear the new sweater; he says it’s itchy.

  4. 4.

    In a state of agitation; easily alarmed.

    比喻

    1966, Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Chapter 16, in Worlds of If, Volume 16, No. 1, Issue 98, January, 1966, p. 77, […] I got itchy wondering whether I could go inside Complex without being nabbed.

  5. 5.

    Having a constant, teasing desire (for something, to do something); impatiently eager.

    比喻
  6. 6.

    Causing a constant, teasing desire for something.

    比喻
  7. 7.

    Feeling or showing a high level of sexual interest.

    贬义 比喻 废旧

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

restless antsy fidgety fretful

近义相关 2

painful tense

相关短语

itchy feet n. 漫游的渴望，旅行的渴望 itchy trigger finger itchy trigger fingers itchy palm itchy palms

词源

From Middle English *yicchy, *ȝicchi, from Old English ġiċċiġ (“itchy”), equivalent to itch + -y. Cognate with Scots yeukie (“itchy”), West Frisian jokkerich (“itchy”), Dutch jeukachtig and jeukerig (“itchy”).

来源：wiktionary