rash

US: /ˈɹæʃ/
UK: /ɹˈæʃ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


rash /ræʃ/
  • danh từ
    • (y học) chứng phát ban
    • tính từ
      • hấp tấp, vội vàng
      • ẩu, liều, liều lĩnh, bừa bãi; cẩu thả, thiếu suy nghĩ
        • a rash promise: lời hứa liều

    Advanced English dictionary


    noun, adjective
    + noun
    1 [C, usually sing.] an area of red spots on a person's skin, caused by an illness or a reaction to sth: 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
    2 [sing.] ~ (of sth) a lot of sth; 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.
    + adjective
    ~ (to do sth) (of people or their actions) doing sth that may not be sensible without first thinking about the possible results; done in this way: a rash young man + 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.
    rashly adverb: She had rashly promised to lend him the money. + I see now that I may have acted rashly.
    rashness noun [U]: He bitterly regretted his rashness.

    Thesaurus dictionary


    adj.
    impetuous, impulsive, unthinking, thoughtless, foolhardy, unconsidered, ill-considered, ill-advised, injudicious, imprudent, indiscreet, precipitate, hasty, careless, heedless, reckless, headlong, wild, madcap, hare-brained, hotheaded, adventurous, quixotic, venturesome, audacious, bold, dashing, brash, devil-may-care:
    It was rash of him to try to sail round the world single-handed, but he did it.
    n.
    1 eruption, eczema, redness, efflorescence, dermatitis:
    One of the symptoms of measles is a skin rash.
    2 number(s), quantity, lot(s), multitude, profusion, outbreak, series, succession, spate, wave, flood, deluge, plague, epidemic:
    There's been a rash of burglaries in the neighbourhood.

    Collocation dictionary


    ADJ.

    skin | itchy | allergic | heat, nappy, nettle

    VERB + RASH

    have | break out in, come out in
    When I'm stressed I break out in a rash.

    RASH + VERB

    appear, come out, spread
    The rash most commonly appears on the back.

    PREP.

    ~ on
    He's got a slight rash on his chest.


    Concise English dictionary


    rashes|rasher|rashestræʃ
    noun
    +any red eruption of the skin
    +a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences
    adj.
    +imprudently incurring risk
    +marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences