rash

noun
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  1. [countable, usually singular] an area of red spots on a person’s skin, caused by an illness or a reaction to something皮疹;疹
    • I woke up covered in a rash.我醒来时长了一身皮疹。🔊🔊
    • I come out in a rash (= a rash appears on my skin) if I eat chocolate.我一吃巧克力就长皮疹。🔊🔊
    • The sun brought her out in (= caused) an itchy rash.太阳晒了她一身痱子,很痒。🔊🔊
    • a heat rash (= caused by heat)痱子
    compare spot see also diaper rash, nappy rash
    Extra Examples
    • He has a slight rash on his chest.他胸部长了一小块皮疹。
    • Some pesticides can cause rashes and burns.有些杀虫剂会导致皮疹和灼伤。
    • The rash most commonly appears on the back.皮疹经常长在后背上。
    • When I'm stressed I break out in a rash.我一紧张就起疹子。
    Topics Illnessc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • skin
    • itchy
    • red
    verb + rash
    • have
    • break out in
    • come out in
    rash + verb
    • appear
    • come out
    • develop
    preposition
    • rash on
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  2. [singular] rash (of something) a lot of something; a series of unpleasant things that happen over a short period of time大量;许多;(涌现的)众多令人不快的事物 synonym spate
    • a rash of movies about life in prison大量关于监狱生活的电影
    • Rising prices are the result of the recent rash of strikes in the steel industry.价格上升乃钢铁行业近期接二连三的罢工所致。
    • There has been a rash of burglaries in the area over the last month.近一个月这一带发生了很多起入室行窃案。🔊🔊
  3. Word Originnoun early 18th cent.: probably related to Old French rasche ‘eruptive sores’; compare with Italian raschia ‘itch’.

rash

adjective
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  1. (of people or their actions人或行为) doing something that may not be sensible without first thinking about the possible results; done in this way轻率的;鲁莽的 synonym reckless
    • a rash young man鲁莽的年轻人
    • rash (to do something) It would be rash to assume that everyone will agree with you on this.你要是认为在这件事上谁都会同意你的看法,那就太欠考虑了。🔊🔊
    • Think twice before doing anything rash.不要草率行事,要三思而行。🔊🔊
    • This is what happens when you make rash decisions.这就是你贸然作决定的后果。🔊🔊
    Word Originadjective late Middle English (also in Scots and northern English in the sense ‘nimble, eager’): of Germanic origin; related to German rasch.