英语词汇“message”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

message

释义

message¹ nounmessage² verb

messagemes‧sage1 /ˈmesɪdʒ/ S1 W2 noun [countable]

WORD ORIGINmessage

Origin:

1200-1300 Old French, Medieval Latin missaticum, from Latin mittere ‘to send’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

"What is it?" "A message from the hospital. Harry's worse."
Did you get my message?
He says he has received many messages of support from the public.
I'm sorry, Mr Banks isn't here right now. Would you like to leave a message?
I hope Frank got my message that I was going to be late.
When I got home, there were two messages on my answering machine.
Where's Dick? I've got a message for him.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But the programs featured a variety of themes and methods and were not consistent in advocating abstinence as the central message.
Fon somehow understood that the ancient rhythms of the words soothed Katherine as much as the message behind them.
Joseph was alarmed by Monteith's message, and bewildered that he could have been so misunderstood at the previous council.
One was that their writers eliminate industry jargon that transformed an everyday message into a threat.
The message was delivered in eight days, starting in Houston before arriving at its final destination of Los Angeles.
The latest management fashion brings a different message.
The person offering the communication is, of course, just as much part of the message as the words that are uttered.
Users just have to click an on-screen button to encrypt an outgoing message.

THESAURUS► email

a message sent using the email system: · Did you get my email?· There were about 20 emails in my inbox that morning.

► message

an email – used when it is obvious that you are talking about a message sent by email, rather than a message sent by some other method: · I deleted your message by mistake.

► attachment

a document or file that is sent with an email: · You can email the photo to me as an attachment.

► spam

unwanted email messages from advertisers: · I was getting so much spam that I changed my email address.

► phishing

the activity of sending emails in order to trick someone into giving away information such as their bank account number or their computer password. This information is then used to get money or goods: · Yahoo announced new measures to protect users from phishing.

Longman Language Activatora message► message

a spoken or written piece of information, request etc that you send to someone, especially by giving it to another person or leaving it somewhere: · When I got home, there were two messages on my answering machine.message from: · "What is it?" "A message from the hospital. Harry's worse."message for: · Where's Dick? I've got a message for him.message of: · He says he has received many messages of support from the public.message that: · I hope Frank got my message that I was going to be late.leave a message: · I'm sorry, Mr Banks isn't here right now. Would you like to leave a message?

► note

a short written message: leave a note: · He left a note on his desk saying he would be back in 5 minutes.note from: · He was devastated when he arrived home to find a note from his wife, telling him their marriage was over.note to: · She wrote a polite little note to Miss Henry, thanking her for her kindness.

► memo

a short official message to other people in a company or organization: · The meeting's been cancelled. Didn't you get my memo?memo to: · I have sent out a memo to all staff, reminding them of the procedure for taking sick leave.memo from: · He noticed a memo from the chairman on Wilson's desk.

► dispatch/despatch

a message sent between government or military officials, especially one containing important information: · This office has seen every State Department dispatch issued over the past 35 years.· As a courier for the Canadian Government, bearing important dispatches, Hayes was anxious to travel immediately.

► email/email message

a message or document sent from one computer to another: · I sent him an email yesterday, but I haven't got a reply yet.· Some companies automatically delete all email messages more than three months old.email/email message from: · I got an email from her a couple of weeks ago - she sounded OK.

someone who takes a message to someone► messenger

someone who takes a message or whose job it is to take messages: · In the late afternoon a messenger arrived to inform me that the chief was on his way.· Captain Anderson did not come himself, but sent a messenger instead.· The king's messenger stayed in Rome for further talks.messenger boy: · When he was sixteen Alan got a job as a messenger boy in an advertising agency.

► courier

someone whose job it is to carry urgent messages, letters, parcels etc, especially for a company: · A courier arrived with the documents just before the meeting.send something by courier: · He said he'd be sending the report over by courier.

► go-between

someone who takes messages between two people or groups because they are not able to meet or do not want to meet: · Barnes isn't involved in the deal - he's just the go-between.act as (a) go-between: · Simon was not a member of either group so he seemed a good candidate to act as a go-between.

when you want to leave a message for someone► leave a message

· No, she didn't leave a message.leave a message for · Tom left a message for Mike on the answering machine.

► can/may I take a message?

spoken say this on the telephone when you are offering to give a message to someone else: · I'm sorry, Mr. Perry isn't in yet. May I take a message?

► text

to send a written message from your mobile phone to someone else's: · My daughter spends nearly all her time either on the phone or texting her friends.· Text me as soon as you get your exam results.

► voicemail

a system on the phone by which you can leave a spoken message for someone: · Hi Jen - I see I've reached your voicemail - I'll try and get back to you later.· I keep my voicemail on most mornings and deal with all my messages in the afternoon.

to understand a situation, idea, or what someone is telling you► understand

· She spoke slowly and clearly so that everyone could understand.· I didn't understand the teacher's instructions.· When he's old enough to understand, we'll tell him he's adopted.understand what/why/how etc · Ben asked a few questions to make sure he understood what to do.· You don't need to understand how a computer works to use it.understand that · The witness said he understood that he was swearing to give true and correct information.easy/difficult to understand · Computer manuals should be written in a way that is easy to understand.understand perfectly (=understand completely) · Don't worry. I understand perfectly.fully understand (=understand completely) · Doctors still do not fully understand the process by which the disease is transmitted.

► know what somebody means

to understand what someone is telling you, especially if they have not expressed it very clearly: · I don't think your audience is going to know what you mean by this.you know what I mean? (=say this to check that someone understands you): · He seems really sad, you know what I mean?I know what you mean (=say this to show that you understand): · "It's a thing you hold pieces of wood in when you're doing woodwork." "Oh, I know what you mean -- a vice."

► see

especially spoken to understand the truth about a situation, or understand the reasons for something: see what somebody means: · Try it for yourself, and you'll see what I mean.see why/how/what etc: · I can see why people don't like him.I see (=say this when you understand what someone has told you): · "It goes in the red box, here." "Oh, I see."you see (=say this when you are explaining something): · Well, you see, he's not really ready to read a book this difficult.see (that): · Well, I can see that the logic is somehow wrong, but I don't know why exactly.see any reason: · Can you see any reason why it shouldn't work?see the point (=understand why something is important): · At fourteen, he couldn't see the point of staying in school.see somebody's point (=understand the main idea or importance of what someone is saying): · I didn't like his attitude, but I could see his point.see the joke British (=understand why something is funny): · He's just one of those people who never seem to see the joke.

► get

spoken to understand what someone says, what is happening, or why or how something happens: get it: · "Do you understand?" "Yeah, we've got it," one of the drivers replied.· Barbara Howell and her husband, Kenneth (Barbie and Ken, get it?) run a bed-and-breakfast inn.I don't get it: · Why did you turn down such a fantastic job? I don't get it.get a/the joke (=understand why something is funny): · John told me one of his stupid jokes, and it took me about five minutes to get it.get the point (=understand the main idea or importance of something): · I don't think you get the point. Legally, you must give us this information.get the idea: · The students should get the idea that this is a complex issue, with no easy answers.get what/why/how etc: · I just couldn't get what he meant.

► comprehend

formal to understand something that is complicated or difficult to understand: · Take the time to read, comprehend, and evaluate the report.· God cannot truly be seen or comprehended by the human mind.fully comprehend (=understand something completely): · The significance of the disappearance of the buffalo and the passenger pigeon was not fully comprehended until much later.

► grasp

to fully understand a fact or an idea, especially one that it is important or difficult to understand: · Obviously, she had barely grasped the subject.· Science lessons should be taught in a way that makes the material easier to grasp.hard to grasp: · Fame has come suddenly, and Peyton is finding it hard to grasp.grasp that: · The army had failed to grasp that their mission was to protect the navy's ships, not vice versa.

► make sense of

to understand something that is not clear or easy to understand, especially by spending time thinking about it: · Police are trying to make sense of a bizarre note left by the murderer.· There is so much information that it is difficult to make sense of it all.

► get the message

informal to understand what someone is telling you or what they want you to do, especially after they have told you several times: · Even the Democrats got the message: voters are concerned about taxes.get the message that: · He doesn't seem to get the message that he's not welcome here.

► get the picture

spoken to understand a situation or arrangement, especially one that someone is explaining to you: · I get the picture. You want me to say you were at my house last night.· We don't want any trouble tonight. Do you get the picture?

► get your head round

British informal to understand something that is difficult or complicated: · I just couldn't get my head round geometry at school.

WORD SETS► Computers

access, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs► get a message

(also receive a message formal)· Didn’t you get my message?

► send a message

· My mum just sent me a text message.

► leave a message

(=write or say something that the person will receive later)· Please leave a message after the beep.

► take a message

(=write down a message from someone for someone else)· Ellen isn’t here. Can I take a message?

► give somebody a message

(=from someone else)· Just give him the message.

► pass on/relay/deliver a message

(=give someone a message from someone else)· I asked Rob if he would pass on a message for me.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + message► an urgent/important message

· an urgent message for the commanding officer

► a brief/short message

· She left a short message on his answering machine.

► a personal message

· It was a personal message from Thomas.

► a telephone/phone message

(=a message that someone has written down for you from a phone call)· There was a telephone message for her to call Harbury.

► a text message

(=a written message that you receive on your mobile phone)· Her phone kept beeping whenever she got a text message.

► an email/mail message

(=a message that you receive by email)· Just send me an email message to let me know what time.

► a secret message

· a secret message written in lemon juice

phrases► a message of support/sympathy/congratulations etc

· Other celebrities sent messages of support.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► coded message

He sent a coded message to CIA headquarters.

► contradictory messages/statements/demands etc

The public is being fed contradictory messages about the economy.

► convey a message

(=express an important idea – used about books, films, art etc)· Do you think the poem conveys a message about society?

► message drummed into

‘Don’t talk to strangers’ is a message drummed into children.

► an email message

· I can send email messages on my phone.

► a message of hate

· White nationalists are using the media to preach a message of hate.

► subliminal message

a subliminal message

► a message/letter of sympathy

· We are grateful for all the messages of sympathy we have received.

► an underlying message

· The underlying message of his speech was that the economic good times are over.

► an urgent message

· I have an urgent message for Sam – where is he?

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► clear

· Sue's boss was angry; he says it sends a clear message to criminals.· His clear message: Trade is good.· They believe that it would benefit both children and parents if a clear message were given.· Stuck in two new polls behind frontrunner Bob Dole and two insurgent candidates with clear ideological messages, Texas Sen.· One of the clearest messages from our Cellulite Roadshow was lack of motivation scuppered most peoples plans.· Capital punishment does send out one reasonably clear social message.· The clear and simple message contained in the Samuel case has, however, been diluted.· That is certainly a clear message about the power of tradition, even when it is biased and oppressive.

► important

· This extract contains important messages for teachers.· Finally, the most important message we give is that the client try it.· At times the real story, the important message, was being completely lost.· It means that you have an important message.· These are the seven most important sound messages made by domestic cats.· They were unable to convey the single most important message: &.· The most important message is that we should rely much more on men to parent than we presently do.

► political

· But whereas calypso now only rarely contains a political message reggae almost always does.· Some also fear that political or ideological messages benefiting business could find their way into the curriculum.· To be effective, a political message should be very simple.· To say that long-term success depends on more structural reform and more austerity is not a comfortable political message.· However, there are situations where face-to-face communication is not the preferred medium for a political message.· Thus the political message of local elections provides another motive for ministers to deny their importance.· Radio and television have enabled political messages to reach mass populations.

► urgent

· He wasn't all that sorry to find an urgent message from Headquarters that meant leaving the glutinous pasta.· This is an urgent message for Celestine Price.· There is no pattern to the way they bring their urgent message.· The amazonian flow of colors, signals, urgent messages that had been besieging their brains since birth evaporated.· He - er - received an urgent message to return to his yacht.· I've a very urgent message for you from Mr Norris.· Example 3 An urgent message is received for a guest, Mrs Jones.· I was present when he left the hotel last evening after an urgent message recalling him to Osborne House.

NOUN► error

· If you return to this field, an error message is displayed at the foot of the screen.· Many who signed on later in the day were turned away with blank screens or error messages.· CorelDRAW can still bring up those strange Waldo error messages when you're using the Blend option.· Write down any error messages you see, no matter how cryptic.· Because a single stack is used, the following error messages do not exist.· We got an error message, indicating there was no dial tone.· It doesn't come up with irrational error messages and it's nice and simple to use.· If the information entered into any field is invalid, an error message will be displayed at the foot of the page.

► mail

· The submitter also receives an additional mail message if the package has been denied, giving the reason for approval being denied.· Please read the specified mail message for more information on the error.· If the entry is blank, the mail message has not been inspected.· If all the above conditions are met, the new user will be notified by way of a mail message.· Once you have requested the package be prepared for approval, wait for the mail message telling you that it is ready.· You will receive a mail message confirming the outcome of the approval.· The lower field displays the current page number of this mail message.· You may print either a subset or all of your oldest 16 mail messages.

► telephone

· They remain friends, though she is quick to be petulant over telephone messages left unanswered and favours left undone.· Attorneys for Sheik Sultan did not return telephone messages left at their offices on Wednesday.· Army bomb disposal experts scoured the city for 5 hours, after receiving a coded telephone message.· An estimated 1, 000 to 2, 000 households were alerted by a computerized telephone message.· There is the added machismo of breaking the law. Telephone messages that have to be carried out in code.· Peter Gass, an attorney for Lundwall, did not return telephone messages seeking comment.· Desks were littered with yards of wire stories, celebrity bulletins, picture handouts, telephone messages, and empty coffee cups.· The telephone messages had already prepared him for some of the problems.

► text

· He shows her a text message sent by Emily asking how the field trip is going.· If the software detects unusual activity on an account, it will send a text message to the mobile phone.· However, the spokesman said it will contact the body before any text messages are sent out.· Amnesty International is also harnessing text messages to apply speedy pressure on governments to release political prisoners.· Almost all users sent and received text messages.

► warning

· Such reservations include a warning message, flagging of the citing field or a setting of the citing field to null.· A warning message will be displayed if the Package version has not been approved however this will not prevent registration.· If entitlements are exceeded, the system will issue the relevant warning message and stop pay.· Mrs Thatcher's public speeches contained thinly veiled warning messages to colleagues who doubted the strategy.· An appropriate warning message will be displayed if you attempt to update a despatched Issue.· Disapproval would at first enrage and then devastate him, and these warning messages apparently arrived visually.

VERB► bring

· When Gabriel brought your message to Mary; she could have said ` No'.· Looking into the future brings a message of uncertainty.· There is no pattern to the way they bring their urgent message.· We see then that the idea introduces us to a radical gospel which brings an uncomfortable message to our hearts.· Some people like the feel of writing; the movement of their hands against the paper somehow brings the message closer.· Except when Liddy brought her food or messages, she kept the bedroom door locked so that her husband could not come in.· It was because I thought I should be unable to bring this message to this group of employees of mine.

► carry

· The knot of squires at Hotspur's back hung close and eager, ready to carry his messages.· I made several secret trips up to New York, carrying messages back and forth between them.· There were numerous illustrated broadsides and woodcuts which carried their message in visual form.· Across that implacable distance a train carrying a message would crawl with the slowness of a beetle.· From wherever they lodged, the couriers raced in and out, carrying orders and relaying messages.· Gandhi carried this message to the people.· Computer tags carry a coded message which the computer at the cash desk can read.· The parties no longer carry the candidates' message to the people.

► code

· They used miniature cameras to photograph secret documents and shortwave radios to receive coded messages from their spy masters, prosecutors said.· Yardley copied the coded message as the five hundred words began flashing across the wire.

► convey

· Paul Manville had to be given his due - he could not have chosen a more apt record to convey his message.· A speaker can use the very same sentence to convey quite different messages depending on the context.· The whole body may be conveying a message.· Migliore was clearly eager to convey the message that all would now be well, according to Orr.· Gestures must convey the message for those friends who can not appreciate words.· He spoke with many pauses so that the translator at his right could convey the message in the vernacular.· Some elements lay the foundation on which other elements may convey a message.· One television ad featured a live chicken to convey the message: Stop being one; start investing.

► deliver

· Its marketers are fabled for delivering feel-good messages.· The Republican candidate must aggressively deliver his message directly to black organizations, church groups, colleges and schools.· Why did she deliver the message then?· Another group of medications neutralizes the enzymes that normally break down dopamine after it delivers its chemical message.· The Ego was designed as a mere postal service which delivers messages to our conscious mind.· Purim, a festival that delivers the transcendent message that good will always conquer evil.· This must make it hard for the agencies who undertake to deliver telephone sales messages.· We deliver our messages with the way we play the game.

► get

· He got one message to me.· The screen remains blank and the audience gradually gets the message.· Do you ever wish you could get a message to somebody quickly when they are out and about?· It might take hours before he gets the message.· To get the message across, the National Wildlife Federation sends out 60 million pieces of mail.· Hoffman said the company needed to do a better job getting its marketing messages to customers.· The Forum is taking a number of strategic directions to get its message across.· I get fax messages printed out through my phone line in the hospital.

► give

· What is the process and what happens when people give and exchange messages?· In addition, it gives credibility to your message while underscoring your point.· I've found out more about it now, so if you wouldn't mind giving him a message, Ruth?· Getting his attention comes first; engaging him comes second; inter-acting with him, then giving him your message comes third.· Even worse, we had the Chairmen of the Whitley Councils publicly giving the same message.· Clarke assumed it was a prank but promised to give Alvin the message.· With the hood down my summer sun bleached hair might give the wrong message?· Very often in our work we give contradictory messages.

► hear

· The people didn't want to hear the message, and took out their frustration on Jeremiah.· The training program heard that message each year from John Gutfreund.· She should come with him to the United Reform Church in Florence and hear messages not of vengeance but of forgiveness.· The United States is not ready to hear these messages.· This year there's a willingness to hear the nationalist message as never before.· And they heard the message of nonviolence.· It's the cry for us all to hear, See the message writ afar.· As for missions, how could slaves really hear the message of freedom from masters?

► indicate

· They contained transmit and receipt logs indicating to whom messages and documents were sent and indicating date and time.

► leave

· If they are unavailable, leave the message on their chair.· She sent me memos, left Eugenia phone messages.· And a guy left a message, a guy... em, McCluskey.· Within a few days, people who call the number hear taped invitations to leave messages, which are never answered.· She left a message on his answering machine: Nick, I wanted to thank you for last night.· She leaves another message and another.· They would still be driving home, so she could leave a message on the answering machine.· For Stillman had not left his message anywhere.

► pass

· I was in the middle of them both and passing on horrible messages from one to the other.· Nor did Bo ever meet his superior, who passed him messages through an intermediary.· The way horses pass messages between themselves will be the way that they will try and impart a message to us.· And because of this luxury, the women used me to pass messages.· I should have told her it was important to pass the message on immediately.· The book trade should have an interest in passing on that message.· He might try you again, but I said I'd pass the message along.· We can always pass the message on to other runners.

► read

· He tried to read some deeper personal message into it.· Some people remember being able to read all new messages posted to Usenet newsgroups every day.· Please read the specified mail message for more information on the error.· One, the act of reading electronic messages will not infect a computer.· Wordlessly, he waved Tahad in closer to the screen, inviting him to read the message.· Users now wanted to connect to the Internet, browse the World Wide Web, send e-mail and read newsgroup messages.· KNode is an online newsreader and when you choose to read a message, it is fetched directly from the server.

► receive

· He received the same message as Sir Ralph.· As he expected, Manion received an e-mail message from Philippe Fontaine requesting a meeting on the following Tuesday.· Army bomb disposal experts scoured the city for 5 hours, after receiving a coded telephone message.· Move to Autonomy: Setting Limits Children who receive affection and messages of acceptance are likely to feel secure.· I promised her again that I would go to the prison to receive the message, whatever that might be.· I own a Macintosh and have had no problems sending and receiving e-mail messages with IBM-compatible users.· The submitter also receives an additional mail message if the package has been denied, giving the reason for approval being denied.

► relay

· There are no layers of middle managers relaying messages - the environment is perfect for communication and intuition.· He was more likely to call Rob and relay a message.· The priest, standing in front of them, was relaying Siward's message, which contained words he thought he had forgotten.· By 1914, they had set up a system of relaying messages from coast to coast.· The Chair of the plenary session, Inez McCormack opened the afternoon session by relaying some messages to the conference.· Freedman said he would relay the message.· Some one who relays messages and passes on little notes.· They will verbally relay the daily messages from home and transmit back her responses.

► send

· If not Ill have to SEND and import the message I want to quote.· And sometimes they send e-mail messages to Walsh and Pulver, updating the information on the size of their share-holdings.· When some one wants to send you a private message, they scramble it using your public key.· He sent a message saying that the Phoenix King did not answer demands but granted pleas.· Or I could send a message back to myself, that I knew I had not received.· By and large, the retina only sends messages to the brain when the image on it changes.· Quick, somebody send the kid a message to come to his senses.

► spread

· They were continually spreading the message that the library is an integral part of the school's operation.· Forbes is traveling the country at an impressive clip, spreading his flat-tax message and pocketing IOUs from Republican pols.· The managers of such funds are on the stump, spreading the message that their day has come at last.· And with an estimated $ 5, 000 in contributions, he has tried to spread his message through community group meetings.· His intention was to contact people and spread his message to the world.· She speaks to the media from her home and travels a week out of every month to spread her message of awareness.· Production was severely disrupted in all departments during the afternoon as the shop stewards spread the message.· But once they get back home they continue to spread the Falun Gong message.

► write

· He tells them that Claudia has written them a last message.· I write messages to people I never see.· That is the only reason I agreed to write this message to you.· Wilson wrote in a veto message.· On a single sheet of paper write down the main message of the report.· To take his mind off his worries, I suggested that he wrote out a message for his family.· But other customers prefer to write the messages themselves, for more of a personal touch.· Application Have the students write secret messages.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► get the message

Even the Democrats got the message: voters are concerned about taxes.
He doesn't seem to get the message that he's not welcome here.
Hopefully he'll get the message and leave me alone.
But some motorists still aren't getting the message.
If the Minister has not got the message, perhaps he had better be given it.
It was when she took a chunk out of my shoulder and nearly bit my damn ear off that I got the message.
Lloyd looked at him, then at the ceiling, sighing as he did so, and Lewis got the message.
Paging from Vodapage gives busy people like you the freedom to go about your business and get the message.
They got the message and ordered Iron Arrow to begin accepting women.
To get the message across Make contact with people sympathetic to your cause.

► on/off message

Not one of them is focused, on message or safe to be left alone with a computer.
So memories are made of spatiotemporal patterns like those on message boards.

► keep/stick to the messagePHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► send (somebody) a message/signal

A cellular phone is really a mobile radio system that sends a signal out over public airwaves.
And sometimes they send e-mail messages to Walsh and Pulver, updating the information on the size of their share-holdings.
And they coincided with the bulges in the geoid, which sent a clear message to geophysicists.
But finding a way to send a message faster than light struck me as more straight forward.
For the 11 countries inside the euro, it sends a positive signal to the financial markets.
Provided you both have Net access, it's as quick, easy and cheap as sending a message across the street.
Turned out she wanted to know if Uncle Adam had been sending any radio messages.
Would I care to send in a message?

1a spoken or written piece of information that you send to another person or leave for themmessage from

There’s a message from Karen on the answerphone.message for

I have an urgent message for you.

He left a message saying he would probably be a little late.2[usually singular] the main or most important idea that someone is trying to tell people about in a film, book, speech etc:

The message of the film is that good always triumphs over evil.

The result of this legal battle sends an important message to people in similar situations.

It’s perfectly possible to get your message across (=communicate what you want to say) without being so angry.

They use illustrations to convey their message.3get the message informal to understand what someone means or what they want you to do:

OK, I get the message – I’m going!4a piece of written information which appears on a computer screen to tell the user about something, especially a problemerror/warning message

I keep getting an error message when I try to log on.5on/off message stating or not stating the official opinion of the political party you belong to6keep/stick to the message to always emphasize your political party’s most important ideas when you are trying to gain people’s support:

Don’t confuse the voters. Keep to the message.COLLOCATIONSverbsget a message (also receive a message formal)· Didn’t you get my message?send a message· My mum just sent me a text message.leave a message (=write or say something that the person will receive later)· Please leave a message after the beep.take a message (=write down a message from someone for someone else)· Ellen isn’t here. Can I take a message?give somebody a message (=from someone else)· Just give him the message.pass on/relay/deliver a message (=give someone a message from someone else)· I asked Rob if he would pass on a message for me.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + messagean urgent/important message· an urgent message for the commanding officera brief/short message· She left a short message on his answering machine.a personal message· It was a personal message from Thomas.a telephone/phone message (=a message that someone has written down for you from a phone call)· There was a telephone message for her to call Harbury.a text message (=a written message that you receive on your mobile phone)· Her phone kept beeping whenever she got a text message.an email/mail message (=a message that you receive by email)· Just send me an email message to let me know what time.a secret message· a secret message written in lemon juicephrasesa message of support/sympathy/congratulations etc· Other celebrities sent messages of support.