message noun [ C ] (INFORMATION)
A1 a short piece of information that you give to a person when you cannot speak to them directly:
[ + that ] I got a message that she'll be late.
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- She wasn't in so I left a message on her answerphone.
- Can you give Jo a message for me? Tell her I've booked a tennis court for 6.30.
- When I got home, I found a mysterious message sellotaped to the front door.
- The president has sent a message of sympathy to the relatives of the dead soldiers.
- The message on the card said 'Be my Valentine'.
message noun [ C ] (IDEA)
get the message informal
› to understand what someone is trying to tell you, even if that person is not expressing himself or herself directly:
get the message across
› to make someone understand:
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- This is the message that we want to get across to the public.
- The party's electoral message may be obscured by the glitz and glamour of its presentation.
- The Gospel message is one of personal salvation.
- The government's message about the dangers of smoking seems to have struck home.
- The underlying message of the movie is that love transcends everything else.
词库:同义词和关联词
词库:同义词和关联词