| 单词 | message |
| 释义 | noun | verb messagemessage1 /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 1a spoken or written piece of information that you send to another person: Did you get my message?message for/from There’s an urgent message for you from your mother. Sarah called and left a message. He’s not at his desk. Can I take a message for him (=used on the telephone when offering to give a message to someone)?message about What was his message about anyway?message of Fans from all over the world have sent me messages of support.2the main or most important idea that someone is trying to tell people: The campaign sends a clear message that women do not have to tolerate violence.3a piece of written information that appears on a computer screen to tell the user about something, especially a problem: I get an error message when I try to save the file.4get the message informal to understand what someone means or what he or she wants you to do: Hopefully he’ll get the message and leave me alone.5on/off message if a politician is on or off message, he or she either says only the official party opinion, or says things that are not the official party position6information sent to or from your brain from other parts of your body: The brain interprets the electrical messages as sounds. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French, Medieval Latin missaticum, from Latin mittere to send]COLLOCATIONSverbsgive somebody a message (=from someone else) Don’t worry – I’ll give him your message when I see him.send a message Danny keeps sending me text messages asking me out.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?pass on a message (also deliver/relay a message) (=give someone a message from someone else) I asked Rob if he would pass on a message for me.get a message (also receive a message formal) Didn’t you get my message?adjectives/nouns + messagea brief/short message She left a short message on his voicemail.an urgent/important message I have an important message for you from your husband.a personal message The governor sent her a personal message of support.a telephone/phone message (=a message that someone has written down for you from a phone call) There was a phone message on her desk when she got back from lunch.a text message (=a written message that you receive on your cell phone) Her phone kept beeping whenever she got a text message.an email message (=a message that you receive by email) Just send me an email message to let me know what time.a secret message The spy sent secret messages written in code. noun | verb messagemessage2 verb [transitive] to send a message using electronic equipment, for example a computer or a cell phone |
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