| 词汇 | massage |
| 释义 | massage verb[ T ] uk /ˈmæs.ɑːʒ/ us /məˈsɑːʒ/ massageverb[T] (BODY)to rub and press someone's body with regular repeated movements, in order to relax them or to reduce stiffness or pain in the joints (= places where two bones are connected) or muscles: 按摩，推拿 Would you massage my shoulders?你能给我按摩一下肩膀吗？ Physiotherapy, massage & osteopathy chiropractic chiropractor craniosacral ECT effleurage essential oil manipulation massage parlour masseur masseuse occupational therapy osteopath physical therapist physical therapy physio physiotherapy prone prone positioning proning set You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Scratching and rubbing massageverb[T] (FACTS/NUMBERS)to try to make facts or numbers appear better than they really are in order to deceive someone: 虚报;窜改;美化 Television companies have been massaging their viewing figures in order to attract more advertising revenue.一些电视台虚报收视率以获得更多的广告收益。 Faking & pretending affect air guitar assume believe bluff someone into something/doing something changeling cry faker false false modesty falsifiable falsify pass something off as something phoney phony-baloney play-act play-acting professed purport quack Idiommassage someone's ego massage noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈmæs.ɑːʒ/ us /məˈsɑːʒ/ the activity of rubbing or pressing parts of someone's body in order to make them relax or to stop their muscles hurting: 按摩;推拿 a back/foot/head massage背部／足底／头部按摩 a qualified massage therapist一名合格的推拿治疗师 She gave me a massage.她为我做了按摩。 Physiotherapy, massage & osteopathy chiropractic chiropractor craniosacral ECT effleurage essential oil manipulation massage parlour masseur masseuse occupational therapy osteopath physical therapist physical therapy physio physiotherapy prone prone positioning proning set You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Scratching and rubbing massage | American Dictionarymassage verb[ T ] us/məˈsɑʒ, -ˈsɑdʒ/ to rub or press someone’s body, usually with repeated hand movements, in order to reduce stiffness or pain in that person's joints or muscles: She massaged his aching neck. massagenoun[ C/U ]us/məˈsɑʒ, -ˈsɑdʒ/ [ C ]A massage would do wonders for my back. Examples of massagemassage Is not the wide talk of profits for companies now largely fiction and a matter of opinion, with figures being massaged by standard accountancy techniques? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They wanted unemployment figures to fall, so they changed the system and massaged the figures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They must be not merely a means of creatively massaging unemployment figures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The massaged figure of ·5 million people unemployed is being increased at the rate of about 20,000 a month. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They may use that terminology but there cannot be massaging of notified vacancies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The accusation is that, to get the count down, the rough sleepers unit has been deliberately massaging those people who are sleeping rough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, if enough changes are made in the unemployment calculations the figures can be massaged downwards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Every baby is massaged with oil before being bathed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, those sums are available for massaging the accounts of proposed privatised industries in advance of flotation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They tend to be highly massaged, selective figures, always played down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not want the figures to be massaged for propaganda purposes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that he would reduce hospital waiting lists, but already the words are being massaged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The figures are then massaged and sent down like darts to the county councils. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have also done so by massaging the trade figures, culling the hospital waiting lists and, most recently, trying to fiddle the retail prices index. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The two sets of figures are massaged into compatibility by the forecast that the income from council house sales will rise by £430 million next year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of massage These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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