rash

noun

/ræʃ/

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[countable, usually singular] an area of red spots on a person’s skin, caused by an illness or a reaction to something
- I woke up covered in a rash.
- I come out in a rash (= a rash appears on my skin) if I eat chocolate.
- The sun brought her out in (= caused) an itchy rash.
- a heat rash (= caused by heat)
compare spot see also diaper rash, nappy rash
Extra Examples
- He has a slight rash on his chest.
- Some pesticides can cause rashes and burns.
- The rash most commonly appears on the back.
- When I'm stressed I break out in a rash.
Topics Illnessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- skin
- itchy
- red
- …
verb + rash
- have
- break out in
- come out in
- …
rash + verb
- appear
- come out
- develop
- …
preposition
- rash on
See full entry
[singular] rash (of something) a lot of something; a series of unpleasant things that happen over a short period of time synonym spate
- a rash of movies about life in prison
- Rising prices are the result of the recent rash of strikes in the steel industry.
- There has been a rash of burglaries in the area over the last month.

Word Originnoun early 18th cent.: probably related to Old French rasche ‘eruptive sores’; compare with Italian raschia ‘itch’.

rash

adjective

/ræʃ/

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(of people or their actions) doing something that may not be sensible without first thinking about the possible results; done in this way synonym reckless
- a rash young man
- rash (to do something) It would be rash to assume that everyone will agree with you on this.
- Think twice before doing anything rash.
- This is what happens when you make rash decisions.
Word Originadjective late Middle English (also in Scots and northern English in the sense ‘nimble, eager’): of Germanic origin; related to German rasch.

单词	rash
释义	rash noun /ræʃ/ /ræʃ/ jump to other results [countable, usually singular] an area of red spots on a person’s skin, caused by an illness or a reaction to something I woke up covered in a rash. I come out in a rash (= a rash appears on my skin) if I eat chocolate. The sun brought her out in (= caused) an itchy rash. a heat rash (= caused by heat) compare spot see also diaper rash, nappy rash Extra Examples He has a slight rash on his chest. Some pesticides can cause rashes and burns. The rash most commonly appears on the back. When I'm stressed I break out in a rash. 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 See full entry [singular] rash (of something) a lot of something; a series of unpleasant things that happen over a short period of time synonym spate a rash of movies about life in prison Rising prices are the result of the recent rash of strikes in the steel industry. There has been a rash of burglaries in the area over the last month. Word Originnoun early 18th cent.: probably related to Old French rasche ‘eruptive sores’; compare with Italian raschia ‘itch’. rash adjective /ræʃ/ /ræʃ/ jump to other results (of people or their actions) doing something that may not be sensible without first thinking about the possible results; done in this way synonym reckless a rash young man rash (to do something) It would be rash to assume that everyone will agree with you on this. Think twice before doing anything rash. This is what happens when you make rash decisions. Word Originadjective late Middle English (also in Scots and northern English in the sense ‘nimble, eager’): of Germanic origin; related to German rasch.
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