itch

verb

/ɪtʃ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they itch	/ɪtʃ/ /ɪtʃ/
he / she / it itches	/ˈɪtʃɪz/ /ˈɪtʃɪz/
past simple itched	/ɪtʃt/ /ɪtʃt/
past participle itched	/ɪtʃt/ /ɪtʃt/
-ing form itching	/ˈɪtʃɪŋ/ /ˈɪtʃɪŋ/

[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
- I itch all over.我浑身痒。
- Does the rash itch?皮疹痒吗？
- This sweater really itches.这件毛衣真刺痒。
Synonyms hurt
hurtache ▪ burn ▪ sting ▪ tingle ▪ itch ▪ throbThese are all words that can be used when part of your body feels painful.
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.烟熏得我眼睛疼。
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:
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。
Patterns
- 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 Dictionary
adverb
- terribly
- constantly
- positively
- …
verb + itch
- make somebody
preposition
- for
- with
[intransitive] (informal) (often used in the progressive tenses) to want to do something very much急于；迫不及待
- 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 Examples
- He 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 Dictionary
adverb
- terribly
- constantly
- positively
- …
verb + itch
- make somebody
preposition
- for
- with

Word OriginOld English gycce (noun), gyccan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch jeuk (noun) and Dutch jeuken, German jucken (verb).

itch

noun

/ɪtʃ/

Idioms

[countable, usually singular] an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch yourself (= rub your skin with your nails)痒
- to get/have an itch觉得痒
see also jock itch
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- slight
- jock
- seven-year
- …
verb + itch
- feel
- relieve
- scratch
- …
[singular] itch (to do something) (informal) a strong desire to do something强烈的欲望；冲动
- She has an itch to travel.她渴望旅行。
- the creative itch创作欲
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- slight
- jock
- seven-year
- …
verb + itch
- feel
- relieve
- scratch
- …

Word OriginOld English gycce (noun), gyccan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch jeuk (noun) and Dutch jeuken, German jucken (verb).

Idioms

the seven-year itch

(informal, humorous) the desire for new sexual experience that is thought to be felt after seven years of marriage七年之痒（婚后七年另觅新欢的欲望）