词组 | message |
释义 | message /ˈmesɪdʒ/ noun 1. a spoken or written piece of information that you send to another person or leave for themadjectives/nouns + messagea brief/short message She left a short message on his voicemail.an urgent/important/vital message I have an urgent message for you from your mother.a personal message The prime minister sent him a personal message of support.a text message (=a written message that you receive on your mobile phone) My phone beeps when I get a text message.a voicemail/answerphone message I listened to his answerphone message several times.a telephone/phone message There was a telephone message for her to call the office.an email/mail message Just send me an email message with the date and time.a secret message He’d been sending secret messages written in code.a cryptic message (=in which the meaning is not expressed in a clear or direct way) I could only guess what his cryptic message really meant.verbs + messagegive sb a message/pass on a message (=give someone a message from someone else) Don’t worry, I’ll give him your message when I see him. | I asked Rob if he would pass on a message for me.send (sb) a message Danny keeps sending me text messages asking me out.leave (sb) a message He left a message saying he would probably be late. | Please leave a message after the beep.get/receive a message Did you get my message?take a message (=write down a message from someone for someone else) Ellen isn’t here. Can I take a message?forward a message (=send it on to someone else – used especially about an email) I’ll forward her message to you when I log on.write (sb) a message Annie wrote a message on Helen’s Facebook page.read a message It took me ages to read all my email messages when I got back from holiday.listen to your messages (=on an answerphone) Push the play button to listen to all your messages.check your messages (=read or listen to them) I checked my phone messages when I got home and there was a call from Eddie.message + verbsa message says sth His message said that I should meet him here at one o’clock.a message is waiting for sb She found a message waiting for her when she got back to the hotel.a message contains sth She went to the police after receiving several messages containing death threats.prepositionsa message for sb Chris, I’ve got a message for you from your mum.a message to sb He is with a client at the moment, but I’ll try to get a message to him.a message of support/sympathy/congratulations Fans from all over the world have sent me messages of support.a message from sb There’s a message from your daughter on the answering machine.a message about sth What was his message about anyway?2. the most important idea in a book, film, speech etcadjectivesa strong/powerful message He urged the UN to send a strong message to countries that support terrorism.a clear message By raising interest rates, the Bank of England is sending out a clear message to the markets.the basic/key/core/main/fundamental message (=the most basic and important one) The main message is that we need to reduce the amount of waste we produce.conflicting/contradictory/mixed messages (=containing two different messages that cannot both be true or correct) The public is getting contradictory messages from the government about immigration.a hidden/subliminal message (=that you are not conscious of) He claims that the lyrics of the song contain subliminal messages.a positive/negative message This sends a very negative message to investors.the right/wrong message It’s vitally important that we get the right message across to voters.a religious/social/political message I think most of the film’s audience will not understand its social message.a serious message Behind the jokes there is a serious message in the speech.verbsget across/put across/convey a message He failed to get his message across to voters.spread a message We try to spread the Christian message through tolerance, not intolerance.send (out) a message (=make something clear to people in general) The verdict sends out a clear message: the law applies to rich and poor alike.ram/drive/hammer/drum home a message (=emphasize a message by repeating it a lot) The Chancellor’s speech rammed home the message that cutting public spending is the government’s top priority.preach a message Why is he allowed to go around preaching a message of hate?prepositionsa message about sth The book sends a clear message about the evils of war.a message of sth The president’s speech carried a message of peace and hope.a message to sb This sends out the wrong message to teenagers. |
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