itchy

adjective

/ˈɪtʃi/

Idioms

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having or producing an itch on the skin
- an itchy nose/rash
- I feel itchy all over.
Synonyms painful
painful
- sore
- raw
- inflamed
- excruciating
- burning
- itchy
These words all describe something that causes you physical pain.
- painful causing you physical pain. Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death
- sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much:
  a sore throat
  Their feet were sore after hours of walking.
- raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged:
  The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.
- inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury:
  The wound had become inflamed.
- excruciating extremely painful. Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body: an excruciating throat/back/knee.
- burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot:
  She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
- itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling:
  an itchy rash
  I feel itchy all over.
Patterns
- sore/inflamed/itchy eyes
- raw/inflamed/itchy skin
- a painful/an excruciating death
- a painful/burning sensation
- excruciating/burning pain
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Itchy is used with these nouns:
rash
scalp
skin
…
See full entry

Idioms

get/have itchy feet

(informal) to want to travel or move to a different place; to want to do something different
- After a few years in one place, I get itchy feet.

单词	itchy
释义	itchy adjective /ˈɪtʃi/ /ˈɪtʃi/ Idioms jump to other results having or producing an itch on the skin an itchy nose/rash I feel itchy all over. Synonyms painfulpainful sore raw inflamed excruciating burning itchy These words all describe something that causes you physical pain. painful causing you physical pain. Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much: a sore throat Their feet were sore after hours of walking. raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged: The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw. inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury: The wound had become inflamed. excruciating extremely painful. Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body: an excruciating throat/back/knee. burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot: She felt a burning sensation in her throat. itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling: an itchy rash I feel itchy all over. Patterns sore/inflamed/itchy eyes raw/inflamed/itchy skin a painful/an excruciating death a painful/burning sensation excruciating/burning pain Oxford Collocations DictionaryItchy is used with these nouns: rash scalp skin … See full entry Idioms get/have itchy feet (informal) to want to travel or move to a different place; to want to do something different After a few years in one place, I get itchy feet.
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