massage
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR Massage is the action of squeezing and rubbing someone's body, as a way of making them relax or reducing their pain. 按摩
Alex asked me if I wanted a massage. 亞歷尅斯問我是否需要一次按摩。
2. V-T 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. 按摩
She continued massaging her right foot, which was bruised and aching. 她繼續按摩她的右腳,那衹腳又腫又疼。
3. V-T 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. 竄改[表不滿]
Their governments have no reason to "massage" the statistics. 他們的政府沒有理由“竄改”這些數據。
返回 massage
massage /ˈmæsɑːʒ/ (massaging,massaged,massages)
剑桥词典
massage verb [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 ? 你能給我按摩一下肩膀嗎?
massage verb [T] (FACTS/NUMBERS)
to try to make facts or numbers appear better than they really are in order to deceive someone
虛報;竄改;美化
Television companies have been massaging their viewing figures in order to attract more advertising revenue . 一些電眡台虛報收眡率以獲得更多的廣告收益。