英语词汇“massage”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

massagemassage1 /məˈsɑʒ, -ˈsɑdʒ/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable]

ETYMOLOGYmassage¹

Origin: 1800-1900 French masser to massage, from Arabic massa to stroke

COLLOCATIONS► gave ... massage

He gave me a gentle back massage.

the action of pressing and rubbing someone’s body with your hands to reduce pain or make him or her relax: Massage can help relieve stress. He gave me a gentle back massage. [Origin: 1800–1900 French masser to massage, from Arabic massa to stroke]

noun | verb

massagemassage2 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

massage

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	massage
	he, she, it	massages
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	massaged
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have massaged
	he, she, it	has massaged
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had massaged
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will massage
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have massaged

Continuous Form
Present	I	am massaging
	he, she, it	is massaging
	you, we, they	are massaging
Past	I, he, she, it	was massaging
	you, we, they	were massaging
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been massaging
	he, she, it	has been massaging
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been massaging
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be massaging
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been massaging

1to press and rub someone’s body with your hands to reduce pain or make him or her relax: Helen massaged the back of my neck.2to change official numbers or information in order to make them seem better than they are: Speech writers had massaged the facts to be presented.3massage somebody’s ego to try to make someone feel that he or she is important, attractive, intelligent, etc.: This organization spends more time massaging egos than developing new products.massage something into something phrasal verb to rub something into your skin or hair: Gently massage the lotion into your skin.