Tra từ rash - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

rash [rash rashes] noun, adjective BrE [ræʃ] NAmE [ræʃ]
noun
1. countable, usually singular 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. singular ~ (of sth) a lot of sth; a series of unpleasant things that happen over a short period of time
Syn: ↑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 Origin:
adj. late Middle English Scots northern English ‘nimble, eager’ Germanic German rasch n. early 18th cent. Old French rasche ‘eruptive sores’ Italian raschia ‘itch’

Example Bank:
•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.
•This is the latest in the recent rash of movies about life in prison.
Derived Words: ↑rashly ▪ ↑rashness

adjective (of people or their actions)
doing sth that may not be sensible without first thinking about the possible results; done in this way
Syn: ↑impulsive, Syn: ↑reckless
•a rash young man
•~ (to do sth) 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 Origin:
adj. late Middle English Scots northern English ‘nimble, eager’ Germanic German rasch n. early 18th cent. Old French rasche ‘eruptive sores’ Italian raschia ‘itch’

Example Bank:
•I was a rash young man in those days.
•This is what happens when you make rash promises.