massage

Compared meaning: to press or rub firmly with the hands (verb).

比较义项：按压、揉捏（动词）。

• massage 本词

  Refers to rubbing and pressing a person's body (muscles, back, feet) for relaxation or therapy; often done by a professional; gentle to firm pressure, soothing purpose.

  指按压、揉搓人体（肌肉、背部、脚部）以达到放松或理疗的目的；常由专业人士进行；力度可轻可重，目的是舒缓。

  The therapist began to massage his sore shoulders with slow, firm strokes.

  理疗师开始用缓慢而有力的手法按摩他酸痛的肩膀。

• knead

  Refers to pressing and squeezing dough (or flesh) repeatedly with the hands, often folding and pushing; a forceful, repetitive kitchen or massage technique to soften or mix.

  指用手反复按压、揉搓面团（或肌肉组织），常伴有折叠和推压的动作；是一种用力、重复的烹饪或按摩手法，用来使其变软或混合均匀。

  He had to knead the stiff dough for ten minutes before it turned soft.

  他不得不揉那块僵硬的面团十分钟才让它变软。

Massage and knead both mean pressing with the hands, but the purpose differs. Massage means rubbing a person's body, like the back, to relax the muscles. Knead means pressing and squeezing dough or flesh repeatedly, in a forceful way. Knead also has another, uncompared meaning.

两词都指用手按压、揉搓，但对象和目的不同：massage 是为放松肌肉而按摩身体，knead 是揉面团或揉捏肉体组织，动作更用力、更机械。这里不比较 knead 在比喻义上的其他用法。