[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]轻率的;鲁莽的;冲动的 If someone is rash or does rash things, they act without thinking carefully first, and therefore make mistakes or behave foolishly.
It would be rash to rely on such evidence...
依靠这样的证据是草率的。
Mr. Major is making no rash promises...
梅杰先生没有作出轻率的承诺。
Don't do anything rash until the feelings subside.
在冷静下来之前不要鲁莽行事。
rashly
I made quite a lot of money, but I rashly gave most of it away...
我赚了不少钱,但是大部分被我轻率地花掉了。
My sister always said I acted rashly.
我姐姐总是说我行为鲁莽。
rashness
With characteristic rashness and valor, Peter plunged into the icy water.
以他惯有的冲动和勇气,彼得一头扎进了冰冷的水中。
...the rashness of youth.
年少的鲁莽
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]疹子;皮疹 A rash is an area of red spots that appears on your skin when you are ill or have a bad reaction to something that you have eaten or touched.
I noticed a rash on my leg...
我发现我腿上长了疹子。
He may break out in a rash when he eats these nuts...
他吃了这些坚果可能会长皮疹。
The symptoms include skin rashes, fever, and painful joints.
病症包括皮疹、发烧和关节疼痛。
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[N-SING 单数名词]大量,许多(令人不快的事情) If you talk about a rash of events or things, you mean a large number of unpleasant events or undesirable things, which have happened or appeared within a short period of time.
[N of n]
They believe this confusion is responsible for a rash of suicides this spring.
他们认为今年春天一连串的自杀事件是由这次混乱引起的。
...one of the few major airlines left untouched by the industry's rash of takeovers...
没有受到行业内大量收购风波波及的少数几个重要航空公司之一
Now a rash of scruffy little shops bordered one side of the street.
现在街道的一边排满了各种破旧的小店。
Oxford
rash/ræʃ; NAmEræʃ/
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rashrashesnoun1[countable , usually singular ]an area of red spots on a person's skin, caused by an illness or a reaction to sth 皮疹;疹◆I woke up covered in a rash.我醒来时长了一身皮疹。◆I come out in a rash(= a rashappears on my skin) if I eat chocolate. 我一吃巧克力就长皮疹。◆The sun brought her out in(= caused)an itchy rash. 太阳晒了她一身痱子。◆a heat rash(= caused by heat)痱子☞compare
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n. (3 )2[singular ]rash(of sth) a lot of sth; a series of unpleasant things that happen over a short period of time 大量;许多;(涌现的)令人不快的事物SYN
spate
◆a rash of movies about life in prison大量关于监狱生活的电影◆There has been a rash of burglaries in the area over the last month.近一个月这一带发生了很多起入室行窃案。adjective(of people or their actions 人或行为)doing sth that may not be sensible without first thinking about the possible results; done in this way 轻率的;鲁莽的SYN
impulsive
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◆a rash young man鲁莽的年轻人rash(to do sth) ◆It would be rash to assume that everyone will agree with you on this.你要是认为在这件事上谁都会同意你的看法,那就太欠考虑了。◆Think twice before doing anything rash.不要草率行事,要三思而行。◆This is what happens when you make rash decisions.这就是你贸然作决定的后果。▶rash·ly/ræʃli; NAmEræʃli/adverb◆She had rashly promised to lend him the money.她轻率地答应借钱给他。rash·ness/ræʃnəs; NAmEræʃnəs/noun[uncountable ]◆He bitterly regretted his rashness.他对自己的莽撞极其后悔。rash/ræʃ; NAmEræʃ/rash·ly/ræʃli; NAmEræʃli/rash·ness/ræʃnəs; NAmEræʃnəs/
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rash1 adjective
rash2 noun
rashrash1 /ræʃ/ adjective
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if 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]
rash1 adjective
rash2 noun
rashrash2 noun [countable]
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1a 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)2rash of something informal a large number of unpleasant events, changes etc within a short timeSYN spate of something: There’s been a rash of car thefts in the city centre.
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rashes[426]
疹子(39%),轻率的(25%),鲁莽的(24%),大量(12%)
n.[皮肤] 皮疹;突然大量出现的事物
adj.轻率的;鲁莽的;不顾后果的
n.(Rash)人名;(英、以、阿拉伯)拉什
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