单词 | message |
释义 | Related topics: Computersmes·sage1 /ˈmesɪdʒ/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countable] 1 MESSAGEa spoken or written piece of information that you send to another person or leave for them 消息;口信;信息message from There’s a message from Karen on the answerphone. 电话答录机里有卡伦的留言。message for I have an urgent message for you. 我有一条紧急消息要告诉你。 He left a message saying he would probably be a little late. 他留言说可能会晚一点来。2 [usually singular]IDEA the main or most important idea that someone is trying to tell people about in a film, book, speech etc 〔电影、书籍、讲话等的〕要旨,主题思想,寓意 The message of the film is that good always triumphs over evil. 这部电影的主题思想是善良终必战胜邪恶。 The result of this legal battle sends an important message to people in similar situations. 这场诉讼战的结果给情况相似的人们传递了一个重要的信息。 It’s perfectly possible to get your message across (=communicate what you want to say) without being so angry. 就算不这么生气,你也完全可以把意思说清楚。 They use illustrations to convey their message. 他们用图示来表达他们的意思。3 get the message informalUNDERSTAND to understand what someone means or what they want you to do 领会含意,明白 OK, I get the message – I’m going! 好吧,我明白了——我这就走!4 a piece of written information which appears on a computer screen to tell the user about something, especially a problem 〔计算机屏幕上出现的,尤其是告知出了问题的〕提示error/warning message I keep getting an error message when I try to log on. 我想登录时,总是收到出错提示。5. on/off message stating or not stating the official opinion of the political party you belong to 符合/背离所属政党的宗旨6 keep/stick to the message to always emphasize your political party’s most important ideas when you are trying to gain people’s support 〔在试图获得人们支持时〕坚持政党的宗旨 Don’t confuse the voters. Keep to the message. 不要把选民搞糊涂了,要坚持党的宗旨。 COLLOCATIONSverbsget a message (also receive a message formal) 收到信息Didn’t you get my message? 你没收到我的信息吗?send a message 发送信息My mum just sent me a text message. 我妈只给我发来一条短信。leave a message (=write or say something that the person will receive later) 留言Please leave a message after the beep. 听到哔声后请留言。take a message (=write down a message from someone for someone else) 记下留言Ellen isn’t here. Can I take a message? 埃伦不在,要我记个留言吗?give somebody a message (=from someone else) 给某人带口信nJust give him the message.pass on/relay/deliver a message (=give someone a message from someone else) 转达口信,传话nI asked Rob if he would pass on a message for me.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + messagean urgent/important message 紧急/重要信息an urgent message for the commanding officer 给指挥官的紧急信息a brief/short message 简短的留言She left a short message on his answering machine. 她在他的电话答录机里简短地留了个言。na personal messageIt was a personal message from Thomas.a telephone/phone message (=a message that someone has written down for you from a phone call) 〔记下来的〕电话留言nThere was a telephone message for her to call Harbury.a text message (=a written message that you receive on your mobile phone) 〔手机里的〕短信息nHer phone kept beeping whenever she got a text message.an email/mail message (=a message that you receive by email) 电子邮件信息nJust send me an email message to let me know what time.na secret messagea secret message written in lemon juicephrasesa message of support/sympathy/congratulations etc 声援信/慰问函/贺词[贺电]等Other celebrities sent messages of support. 其他名人也发来声援信。Examples from the Corpusmessage• Where's Dick? I've got a message for him.• "What is it?" "A message from the hospital. Harry's worse."• I'm sorry, Mr Banks isn't here right now. Would you like to leave a message?• But the programs featured a variety of themes and methods and were not consistent in advocating abstinence as the central message.• The latest management fashion brings a different message.• One was that their writers eliminate industry jargon that transformed an everyday message into a threat.• He says he has received many messages of support from the public.• Did you get my message?• I hope Frank got my message that I was going to be late.• Users just have to click an on-screen button to encrypt an outgoing message.• Joseph was alarmed by Monteith's message, and bewildered that he could have been so misunderstood at the previous council.• Fon somehow understood that the ancient rhythms of the words soothed Katherine as much as the message behind them.• The person offering the communication is, of course, just as much part of the message as the words that are uttered.• The message was delivered in eight days, starting in Houston before arriving at its final destination of Los Angeles.• When I got home, there were two messages on my answering machine.convey ... message• The whole body may be conveying a message.• Yet the rich nuances of the voice clearly convey the message none the less.• Put the side levers to O, conveying the message that you now want all the stitches to knit.• But whatever the degree of accuracy, they convey a global message completely at variance with the party's narrow patriotism.• Migliore was clearly eager to convey the message that all would now be well, according to Orr.• 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.error/warning message• Such reservations include a warning message, flagging of the citing field or a setting of the citing field to null.• If no definition has been made, a warning message will appear on the status line.• We got an error message, indicating there was no dial tone.• If not, an error message is printed.• Write down any error messages you see, no matter how cryptic.• Many who signed on later in the day were turned away with blank screens or error messages.• The error messages will provide the most helpful clues for tracking elusive addresses.• Disapproval would at first enrage and then devastate him, and these warning messages apparently arrived visually.message2 verb [intransitive, transitive] nto send a text message or another electronic message, for example a message on a social networking site You can message several people at once.Origin message (1200-1300) Old French Medieval Latin missaticum, from Latin mittere “to send”mes·sage1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1message2 verbLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable or information a of piece Corpus you that spoken written send |
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