itch·y /ˈɪtʃi/ ●○○ adjectiveadj (comparativecomp itchier, superlativesupl itchiest) 1 FEEL HOT/COLD/TIRED ETCif part of your body is itchy, it feels slightly unpleasant and you want to rub it with your nails 发痒的 My eyes sometimes get red and itchy in the summer. 到夏天我的眼睛有时会发红发痒。
2 FEEL HOT/COLD/TIRED ETCif clothes are itchy, they make your skin feel slightly unpleasant, so that you want to rub your skin with your nails 〔衣服〕令人发痒的 SYN scratchy These tights are all itchy. 这条连裤袜穿着好痒。
3 WANTwanting to go somewhere new or do something different 渴望〔去新的地方、做不同的事情〕的 He’s had that job now for about eight years, and he’s starting to get itchy. 他做那份工作快八年了,现在开始感到腻烦。
I’ve only been back home for a few months and I’ve already got itchy feet (=the desire to go somewhere new). 我回家才几个月,脚又痒痒地想出门了。
4 itchy fingers informalSTEAL someone with itchy fingers is likely to steal things 手痒 〔想偷东西〕 I tucked the bills deep into my pocket, away from itchy fingers. 我把钞票塞进口袋深处,以防扒手偷走。
—itchiness noun [uncountableU]