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massage n.按摩v.按摩；用...揉擦；美化（事实）；虚报（数量） (1) 她正做脸部按摩。(2) 她去桑拿室按摩和洗澡。(3) 我想要有人给我按摩肩膀。(4) 将护肤霜揉擦到皮肤上。(5) 在民意调查中篡改数据以有利于他们的候选者。 The word massage has a mysterious background, possibly coming from the Arabic massa, meaning "to touch," finding its way to 19th Century France by way of Napoleon. Would you accept a foot massage from Napoleon? Or, it might have worked its way to France from India, where amassar carries the meaning "knead." The year 1913 saw the first massage parlor, which was really a brothel. Today massage is a recognized form of physical therapy and is, of course, practiced by amateurs too. A little to the left, please.

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英 ['mæsɑːʒ] 美 [mə'sɑːʒ] (1) She is having a facial massage.(2) She went to the sauna for a massage and a bath.(3) I want somebody to massage my shoulders.(4) Massage the cream into your skin.(5) Pollsters massaged the numbers to favor their candidate. When someone rubs your muscles to help relax them, that's a massage. Feels good, doesn't it? When someone tells you how great you are to gain favor, they massage your ego. Not bad, either. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]按摩；推拿 Massage is the action of squeezing and rubbing someone's body, as a way of making them relax or reducing their pain. Alex asked me if I wanted a massage...亚力克斯问我是否想做按摩。Massage isn't a long-term cure for stress.按摩对缓解压力并非长期有效。2[VERB 动词]为…按摩；给…推拿 If you massage someone or a part of their body, you squeeze and rub their body, in order to make them relax or reduce their pain.   [V n]She continued massaging her right foot, which was bruised and aching.她继续按摩又肿又疼的右脚。...if you wish to massage your family and friends yourself.如果你希望亲自为家人及朋友按摩的话3[VERB 动词]修改，改动，窜改(数据或证据以掩人耳目) If you say that someone massages statistics, figures, or evidence, you are criticizing them for changing or presenting the facts in a way that misleads people.   [V n]  [disapproval]Their governments have no reason to 'massage' the statistics.他们的政府没有理由“窜改”这些数据。...efforts to massage the unemployment figures for electoral purposes.为了选举的目的而试图窜改失业数字

英语单词	massage
英美音标	英 ['mæsɑːʒ] 美 [mə'sɑːʒ]
中文释义	n.按摩 v.按摩；用...揉擦；美化（事实）；虚报（数量）
英语例句	(1) She is having a facial massage. (2) She went to the sauna for a massage and a bath. (3) I want somebody to massage my shoulders. (4) Massage the cream into your skin. (5) Pollsters massaged the numbers to favor their candidate.
中文例句	(1) 她正做脸部按摩。 (2) 她去桑拿室按摩和洗澡。 (3) 我想要有人给我按摩肩膀。 (4) 将护肤霜揉擦到皮肤上。 (5) 在民意调查中篡改数据以有利于他们的候选者。
vocabulary简明	When someone rubs your muscles to help relax them, that's a massage. Feels good, doesn't it? When someone tells you how great you are to gain favor, they massage your ego. Not bad, either.
vocabulary扩展	The word massage has a mysterious background, possibly coming from the Arabic massa, meaning "to touch," finding its way to 19th Century France by way of Napoleon. Would you accept a foot massage from Napoleon? Or, it might have worked its way to France from India, where amassar carries the meaning "knead." The year 1913 saw the first massage parlor, which was really a brothel. Today massage is a recognized form of physical therapy and is, of course, practiced by amateurs too. A little to the left, please.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]按摩；推拿 Massage is the action of squeezing and rubbing someone's body, as a way of making them relax or reducing their pain. Alex asked me if I wanted a massage... 亚力克斯问我是否想做按摩。 Massage isn't a long-term cure for stress. 按摩对缓解压力并非长期有效。 2 [VERB 动词]为…按摩；给…推拿 If you massage someone or a part of their body, you squeeze and rub their body, in order to make them relax or reduce their pain. [V n] She continued massaging her right foot, which was bruised and aching. 她继续按摩又肿又疼的右脚。 ...if you wish to massage your family and friends yourself. 如果你希望亲自为家人及朋友按摩的话 3 [VERB 动词]修改，改动，窜改(数据或证据以掩人耳目) If you say that someone massages statistics, figures, or evidence, you are criticizing them for changing or presenting the facts in a way that misleads people. [V n] [disapproval] Their governments have no reason to 'massage' the statistics. 他们的政府没有理由“窜改”这些数据。 ...efforts to massage the unemployment figures for electoral purposes. 为了选举的目的而试图窜改失业数字

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