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itch/itʃ/ n. & v.●n. 1 an irritation in the skin (皮肤)痒 2 an impatient desire; a hankering 热望;渴望 3 (prec. by 前接 the) (in general use) scabies (一般用法)疥疮 ●v. intr. 1 feel an irritation in the skin, causing a desire to scratch it 感到痒,发痒 2 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 to + infin.) (of a person) feel a desire to do something (人)渴望;热望 I'm itching to tell you the news 我渴望把这消息告诉你 □ one's fingers itch (often foll. by 常后跟 to + infin.) one is longing or impatient 渴望;热望 □ itching palm avarice 贪婪 [Old English gycce, gyccan, from West Germanic] |