Oh! I'm a masseuse.I give people massages and stuff.

——Friends

嗯,我是个按摩师。我给人做按摩

——《老友记》

一、下面我们来看看massage有几种含义

n.

按摩,推拿,揉 the action of rubbing and pressing a person's body with the hands to reduce pain in the muscles and joints

Let me give you a facial massage first.

让我先替您进行脸部按摩。

 

v.

1.按摩,推拿,揉 [T] to rub and press a person's body with the hands to reduce pain in the muscles and joints

I want somebody to massage my shoulders.

我想要有人给我按摩肩膀。

 

2.改动,窜改 [T] to change facts, figures, etc. in order to make them seem better than they really are

Their governments have no reason to 'massage' the statistics.

他们的政府没有理由“窜改”这些数据。

 

二、你知道massage和哪些词更搭吗?

cardiac massage

心脏按摩

 

massage parlor

n. 按摩院,(挂按摩院招牌的)妓院

 

三、接下来,做个填词游戏吧

The government was accused of __________ the unemployment figures.

 

 政府被指责谎报了失业人数。