1MESSAGEa 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。
3get the messageinformalUNDERSTAND 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!
Examples from the Corpus
get the message• Paging from Vodapage gives busy people like you the freedom to go about your business and get the message.• Even the Democrats got the message: voters are concerned about taxes.• It was when she took a chunk out of my shoulder and nearly bit my damnear off that I got the message.• Lloyd looked at him, then at the ceiling, sighing as he did so, and Lewis got the message.• Hopefully he'll get the message and leave me alone.• If the Minister has not got the message, perhaps he had better be given it.• But some motorists still aren't getting the message.• They got the message and ordered IronArrow to begin accepting women.• He doesn't seem to get the message that he's not welcome here.• To get the message across Make contact with people sympathetic to your cause.
4a 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 messagestating or not stating the officialopinion of the political party you belong to 符合/背离所属政党的宗旨
Examples from the Corpus
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.
6keep/stick to the messageto always emphasize your politicalparty’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。
COLLOCATIONS
verbs
get 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 + message
an 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 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) 〔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 message
a secret message written in lemon juice
phrases
a message of support/sympathy/congratulations etc 声援信/慰问函/贺词[贺电]等
convey ... message• The whole body may be conveying a message.• Yet the richnuances 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 aptrecord to convey his message.• A speaker can use the very same sentence to convey quite different messagesdepending on the context.