message
['mes.ɪdʒ] noun countable
INFORMATION 资讯
ESSENTIAL
■a short piece of information that you give to a person when you cannot speak to them directly 讯息；消息；口信•If I'm not there when you phone, leave a message.如果你打电话时我不在，就留个口信。 •[+ that] I got a message that she'll be late.我得到消息，说她会迟到。
['mes.ɪdʒ] noun countable
IDEA 思想
ESSENTIAL
■the most important idea in a book, film or play （书、电影或戏剧的）要旨，寓意，中心思想•The film's message is that rich and poor are alike.这部电影旨在告诉人们富人和穷人是相似的。 get the message informal
■to understand what someone is trying to tell you, even if they are not expressing themselves directly 领会含意，明白•I never answer his calls and I ignore him every time I see him, so you'd think he'd get the message.我从不接他的电话，每次见到他也不予理睬，所以你想他会明白我的意思吧。 get the message across
■to make someone understand 使人意识到，让人明白•We need to get the message across that too much sun is dangerous.我们需要让人们明白过多的日晒是危险的。
['mes.ɪdʒ] verb transitive
■to send someone a text message 发文字讯息•I messaged him yesterday but haven't had a reply.昨天我发了简讯给他，但没有回音。 |