- massage something to rub and press a person’s body with the hands, especially to reduce pain in the muscles and joints按摩;推拿
- He massaged the aching muscles in her feet.他給她按摩腳上疼痛的肌肉。
Extra Examples- He massaged her back with scented oil.他用芳香油按摩她的後背。
- Massage it lightly with your fingertips.用你的指尖輕輕地按摩。
Topics Medicineb2 - massage something into something to rub a substance into the skin, hair, etc.用…揉擦(皮膚、頭發等)
- Massage the cream into your skin.將護膚霜揉擦到皮膚上。
- massage something (disapproving) to change facts, figures, etc. in order to make them seem better than they really are美化(事實);虛報(數量);粉飾
- The government was accused of massaging the unemployment figures.政府被指責謊報了失業數字。
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French, from masser ‘knead, treat with massage’, probably from Portuguese amassar ‘knead’, from massa ‘dough’.
Idioms - to say nice things about somebody, often in a way that is not sincere, in order to make them feel better, more confident, more attractive, etc.美化(事實);虛報(數量);粉飾