释义
🔑 mes·sage BrE /ˈmesɪdʒ / NAmE /ˈmesɪdʒ / noun 🔑 a written or spoken piece of information , etc . that you send to sb or leave for sb when you cannot speak to them yourself ◆ There were no messages for me at the hotel . ◆ We've had an urgent message saying that your father's ill . ◆ Jenny's not here at the moment . Can I take a message ? ◆ I left a message on her voicemail . ◆ I've been trying to get you all day —don't you ever listen to your messages ? ◆ ~ (from sb ) (to sb )Messages of support have been arriving from all over the country .◆ a televised message from the President to the American people Leaving a phone message 电话留言 If you phone someone who is not able to take your call, you may need to leave a message. 给人打电话对方不能接时，需要留言可以这么说 ：
◆ Could I speak to Jay Black, please? 请让杰伊 · 布莱克接电话好吗？ ◆ Could you give him a message? 你帮我给他留个言好吗？ ◆ Is there a time that might be good for me to try him again? 我什么时间再给他打电话比较方便？ ◆ Can you let him know I'll call back? 请告诉他我会再打电话来好吗？ ◆ Could you ask him to call me back? My number is… 请让他给我回电话好吗？我的号码是… area code , call , dial , engaged , hold , line , message phone ring off ring 2 , voicemail
➡ see also error message 🔑 a piece of information sent in electronic form , for example by email or mobile /cell phone ◆ an email message ◆ There were four messages in my inbox . ◆ He sent me a message . address , attachment , compose , draft email emoticon , forward , inbox , message , re 2
🔑 [ usually sing. ] an important moral , social or political idea that a book , speech , etc . is trying to communicate ◆ a film with a strong religious message ◆ The campaign is trying to get the message across to young people that drugs are dangerous . a piece of information that is sent from the brain to a part of the body , or from a part of the body to the brain ◆ The message arrives in your brain in a fraction of a second . messages [ pl. ] (ScotE shopping ◆ to do the messages ◆ to go for the messages ◆ You can leave your messages (= the things that you have bought here . ● get the ˈmessage (informal to understand what sb is trying to tell you indirectly ◆ When he started looking at his watch , I got the message and left . ● on /off ˈmessage (of a politician 从政者 stating /not stating the official view of their political party 🔑 mes·sage BrE /ˈmesɪdʒ / NAmE /ˈmesɪdʒ / verb present simple - I / you / we / they message BrE /ˈmesɪdʒ / NAmE /ˈmesɪdʒ / present simple - he / she / it messages BrE /ˈmesɪdʒɪz / NAmE /ˈmesɪdʒɪz / past simple messaged BrE /ˈmesɪdʒd / NAmE /ˈmesɪdʒd / past participle messaged BrE /ˈmesɪdʒd / NAmE /ˈmesɪdʒd / -ing form messaging BrE /ˈmesɪdʒɪŋ / NAmE /ˈmesɪdʒɪŋ / to send a text message instant messaging service , etc . to sb ◆ ~ sb Fiona just messaged me . ◆ ~ sb sth Brian messaged me the news . ▸ mes·saging BrE /ˈmesɪdʒɪŋ / NAmE /ˈmesɪdʒɪŋ / noun [ U ] ◆ a multimedia messaging service ◆ picture messaging
