rash

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++rash1 /ræʃ/ adjective  CARELESSif you are rash, you do things too quickly, without thinking carefully about whether they are sensible or not 急躁的，鲁莽的，轻率的 → foolish Please Jessie, don’t do anything rash. 求你了，杰西，不要草率行事。 Don’t go making any rash decisions about your future! 不要对你的未来贸然作决定！ It was rather rash of you to lend them your car. 你把汽车借给他们实在有欠考虑。 —rashly adverb I rashly agreed to look after the children. 我没多想就答应照看那些孩子。 —rashness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

rash• At times like this the only sensible thing to do is something rash.• But while the plans are grand, they are not necessarily rash.• Fortunately, there is nothing dogmatic or rash about Jospin.• The rash application of strong antiseptic solutions to prevent or ward off infection is another rare cause of urethritis.• a rash decision• Disputes were resolved by rash games of gambling and false threats rather than by combat.• Stay where you are and don't do anything rash -- I'll be over in five minutes.• Don't make any rash promises that you may regret later.• It would be rash to put too much into stocks right now.rash decisions• Before making any rash decisions about your fund you should consider the following points.

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rash2 noun [countable]  1  MIa lot of red spots on someone’s skin, caused by an illness 皮疹 She had a nasty rash on her arm. 她的胳膊上起了严重的皮疹。come/break out in a rash (=get a rash) 起疹子 My mother comes out in a rash if she eats seafood. 我母亲一吃海鲜就起皮疹。nnappy rash British English, diaper rash American English Most babies get nappy rash at some stage. 大多数婴儿都会在某个阶段得尿布疹。 a heat rash (=a rash caused by heat) 痱子2  rash of something informalLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT a large number of unpleasant events, changes etc within a short time 大量的某事物〔指短时间内出现的令人不快的事件、变化等〕 SYN spate of something There’s been a rash of car thefts in the city centre. 市中心盗车案频发。

Examples from the Corpus

rash• Symptoms include high fever and a rash.• In the past two months there has been a rash of newspaper advertisements for unlicensed patches available by mail order.• It's good for cysts, rashes, fevers, infections, parasites, skin problems and regrowth of fins.• It made little difference if a dreadful rash despoiled both little faces.• In comparison studies, babies wearing them seem to have rash less often and less severely.• One of his powders was good for heat rash.• Lillian did not go for the powwow treatment; her rash subsided without help from either science or witchcraft.• The side effects of this drug include gastrointestinal uPset and skin rash.• He was puzzled at first; his skin was generally clear, without rashes.come/break out in a rash• Alan broke out in a rash once, and Marc threw up after one meal.• Tell them you've come out in a rash, or something.Origin rash1 (1300-1400) Probably from an unrecorded Old English ræsc rash2 (1700-1800) Early French rache “small pieces of loose skin”, from Latin radere; → RAZE

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rash¹ /ræʃ/ adjectiveif you are rash, you do things too quickly, without thinking carefully about whether they are sensible or not ⇨ foolish:
    Please Jessie, don’t do anything rash.
    Don’t go making any rash decisions about your future!
    It was rather rash of you to lend them your car.
—rashly adverb:
    I rashly agreed to look after the children.
—rashness noun [uncountable]

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rash² noun [countable]1. a lot of red spots on someone’s skin, caused by an illness:
    She had a nasty rash on her arm.
    come/break out in a rash (=get a rash)
    My mother comes out in a rash if she eats seafood.
    nappy rash British English , diaper rash American English
    Most babies get nappy rash at some stage.
    a heat rash (=a rash caused by heat)
2. rash of something informal a large number of unpleasant events, changes etc within a short time
   SYN  spate of something:
    There’s been a rash of car thefts in the city centre.
     

THESAURUS

■ a mark on your skin
   ▪ blemish a mark on your skin that spoils its appearance: John grew a beard to hide the blemishes on his chin.
   ▪ mole a small dark, sometimes raised, mark on your skin: Some moles may become cancerous. | Helena found a mole on her arm which had definitely not been there before.
   ▪ freckles small light brown marks on your skin, especially on your face but also on your arms, shoulders etc: She had a light sprinkling of freckles across her nose.
   ▪ birthmark a permanent mark on your skin that you have had since you were born: There was a small birthmark on her left cheek.
   ▪ bruise a purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you have fallen or been hit: Her legs were covered in cuts and bruises.
   ▪ scar a permanent mark on your skin, caused by a cut or by something that burns you: The injury left a small scar on his forehead.
   ▪ pimple/zit (also spot British English) a small raised red mark or lump on your skin, which usually appears when a child is between 12 and 18 years old: When I was a teenager I had terrible spots. | The boy had a few pimples under his chin.
   ▪ wart a small hard raised mark on your skin caused by a virus: His face was covered in hairy warts.
   ▪ blister a small area of skin that is swollen and full of liquid because it has been rubbed or burned: There was a blister on his arm where the boiling milk had splashed him.
   ▪ rash an area of small red spots on your skin, caused by an illness or an allergy: I can’t eat strawberries - they give me a rash.