单词 | massage |
释义 | Related topics: Hospitalmas·sage1 /ˈmæsɑːʒ $ məˈsɑːʒ/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] HBHMHthe action of pressing and rubbing someone’s body with your hands, to help them relax or to reduce pain in their muscles or joints 按摩;推拿 Massage helps ease the pain. 按摩有助于缓解疼痛。 Why don’t you have a massage? 你为什么不按摩一下? Joan gave me a gentle neck massage. 琼轻轻地给我做了个颈部按摩。body/shoulder/foot etc massage A full-body massage lasts around one hour. 全身按摩大约需要一个小时。 →4 See picture of 见图 massageExamples from the Corpusmassage• Massage can help relieve stress.• Once a month, Mary gets a massage and facial.• For about a year afterwards Anna received aromatherapy massage whenever she felt the need - once, sometimes twice, a month.• In previous fasts, massage moderated his aches.• I immediately started giving him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and heart massage.• A half-hour massage is $ 30.• Treating yourself to a real massage is, of course, the ultimate indulgence.• Tennis courts, a fitness room, sauna, massage and beauty parlour are all available at a charge payable locally.body/shoulder/foot etc massage• Women's cut and blow dry varies from £10.50 to £15.95 but that includes a neck and shoulders massage.• The therapy aims to stimulate the nervous system by body massage and manipulation.• So which members of the Cabinet feel the need for his curative foot massage?• Facials, body massage, ear piercing - it's all on offer.• Having your neck and shoulders rubbed, or better still a full body massage, is a good investment.• A full body massage lasts around an hour and costs in the region of £25 to £30.• Even a gentle foot massage with lovely smelling oils, if he comes home stressed out, could lead to more.• Eileen, who is based in Birkenhead, Wirral, mainly practices reflexology which treats ailments through foot massage.Related topics: Hospitalmassage2 verb [transitive] 1 HBHMHto press and rub someone’s body with your hands, to help them relax or to reduce pain in their muscles 为…按摩,给…推拿 Alex massaged Helena’s aching back. 亚历克斯给海伦娜疼痛的背部做了推拿。massage something into something Gently massage the lotion into your skin. 轻轻按摩,让乳液渗入皮肤。2 CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto change official numbers or information in order to make them seem better than they are – used to show disapproval 篡改〔官方数字或资料;含贬义〕 SYN cook the books Myers accused the government of deliberately massaging the unemployment figures. 迈尔斯指控政府故意篡改失业人数。3 massage somebody’s ego to try to make someone feel that they are important, attractive, intelligent etc 对某人讨好奉承,拍某人的马屁 The portrait painter had the power to massage the king’s ego or to expose his flaws. 这位人像画师可以满足国王的虚荣心把他画得很英俊,也可以暴露他的缺点。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusmassage• We have become expert in the physiognomy of pleasure, the nodes to press, the points to massage.• Allow the water to cascade down up-stretched arms while you massage elbows and upper arms.• Try using a smaller amount, massaging it between your fingers before applying hair to ensure that it's evenly distributed.• He held his swagger-stick in his left hand and massaged it with his right.• Or: Youngest Daughter, massage my temples.• Helen leaned over and massaged the back of her neck.• Speech writers were busy massaging the facts to be presented.• I reached up to massage the sinews and tendons of her back.• I took off my shoes and rested my feet on her thighs as she massaged them.• Sometimes my father would explain how you should never massage to the heart.Origin massage1 (1800-1900) French masser “to massage”, from Arabic massa “to stroke”mas·sage1 nounmassage2 verbChineseSyllable and rubbing action Corpus pressing of the someone’s |
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