usu. in sing.
1- an uncomfortable sensation on the skin that causes a desire to scratch痒。
1.1
- informal a restless or strong desire〈非正式〉渴望, 强烈愿望：
with infinitive the itch to write fiction.写小说的强烈愿望。
1.2
- mass noun with modifier a skin disease or condition of which itching is a symptom搔痒。
1.3
the itch
informal scabies〈非正式〉疥疮。
no obj.
1- be the site of or cause an itch发痒：
the bite itched like crazy.
被叮咬处奇痒难熬。
1.1
- (of a person) experience an itch（人）发痒。
1.2
- informal feel a restless or strong desire to do something〈非正式〉渴望, 热望：
with infinitive your hands fairly itch to take the wheel.你的手直发痒, 就是想开车。
短语
an itching palm
- figurative an avaricious nature〈喻〉贪财, 贪婪。
词源
Old English gycce (noun), gyccan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch jeuk (noun) and Dutch jeuken, German jucken (verb).