单词 | massage |
释义 | noun | verb massagemassage1 /məˈsɑʒ, -ˈsɑdʒ/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable] 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] 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. |
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