body/shoulder/foot etc massage• Women's cut and blowdryvaries from £10.50 to £15.95 but that includes a neck and shoulders massage.• The therapyaims to stimulate the nervous system by body massage and manipulation.• So which members of the Cabinet feel the need for his curativefoot massage?• Facials, body massage, earpiercing - 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 gentlefoot massage with lovely smelling oils, if he comes home stressed out, could lead to more.• Eileen, who is based in Birkenhead, Wirral, mainly practicesreflexology which treats ailments through foot massage.
1HBHMHto press and rub someone’s body with your hands, to help them relax or to reduce pain in their muscles 爲…按摩,給…推拿
Alex massaged Helena’s aching back.
亞歷克斯給海倫娜疼痛的背部做了推拿。
massage something into something
Gently massage the lotion into your skin.
輕輕按摩,讓乳液滲入皮膚。
2CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto change official numbers or information in order to make them seem better than they are – used to show disapproval 篡改〔官方數字或資料;含貶義〕SYN cook the books
Myers accused the government of deliberately massaging the unemployment figures.
邁爾斯指控政府故意篡改失業人數。
3massage somebody’s egoto try to make someone feel that they are important, attractive, intelligent etc 對某人討好奉承,拍某人的馬屁
The portrait painter had the power to massage the king’s ego or to expose his flaws.
這位人像畫師可以滿足國王的虛榮心把他畫得很英俊,也可以暴露他的缺點。
Examples from the Corpus
massage somebody’s ego• This organization spends more time massaging egos than developing new products.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + MASSAGE | MASSAGE + NOUNADJECTIVE➤gentle, relaxing, soothing輕柔的按摩;放鬆身心的按摩➤back, body, foot, full-body, neck, scalp背部/身體/足部/全身/頸部/頭皮按摩➤deep-tissue, shiatsu, Swedish, etc.深層組織、指壓式、瑞典式等按摩➤therapeutic治療性按摩▸➤cardiac, heart心臟按壓◇They managed to revive the injured driver with cardiac massage.他們通過心臟按壓使受傷司機蘇醒了過來。VERB + MASSAGE➤enjoy, have, receive享受按摩;接受按摩▸➤give sb給某人按摩◇The therapist gave me a massage to ease the pain.治療師給我按摩以減輕疼痛。MASSAGE + NOUN➤parlour/parlor (= usually a place where men pay to have sex with women)(打着按摩幌子的)妓院➤chair, table按摩椅;按摩台➤oil按摩油➤therapist, therapy按摩師;按摩療法massage
verb
ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤firmly, vigorously用力按摩▸➤gently, lightly, softly輕輕按摩PREPOSITION➤into按摩使吸收進⋯◇Gently massage the cream into your skin.輕輕按摩使皮膚吸收乳霜。➤with用⋯按摩◇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。