plural messages
plural messages
Learner's definition of MESSAGE
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[count] : a piece of information that is sent or given to someone信息；消息；音信 -
an e-mail message电子邮件
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deliver/send/receive a message传送/发送/接收信息
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Did you get my message?你收到我的信息了吗？
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She has received messages of support/sympathy from hundreds of people.她收到了数百人的支持/慰问信。
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Were there any messages for me? = Did anyone leave a message for me?有人给我留言吗？
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I left a message on her answering machine.我在她的电话留言机里给她留了言。
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He's not here right now. Can I take a message?他现在不在，要我给你传个话吗？
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The computer displayed an error message. [=a message indicating that an error has occurred]电脑屏幕跳出了运行错误的提示信息。
— see also text message 2
[singular] : an important idea that someone is trying to express in a book, movie, speech, etc.（书籍、电影或演说等的）要点，要旨，教训 -
I liked the story but I didn't really agree with the book's message.我喜欢这个故事，但是对这本书的主要观点并不认同。
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He believed in the church's message of forgiveness.他相信教会关于宽恕的训诫。
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She hopes the speech will help her to get the party's message across. [=help her to tell people what the party believes or stands for]她希望演说能够帮助她传播党派的核心思想。
get the message
informal
: to understand something that is not being said directly明白，理解，领悟（暗示） -
When they didn't return my phone calls, I finally got the message. [=I finally realized that they did not want to talk to me]他们不肯回我的电话，我终于明白了他们的意思。
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He gave her an angry look, hoping she'd get the message.他瞪了她一眼，希望她能明白这其中的意思。
mixed messages
— see mixed
off message
: saying things that do not agree with the official position of a political group or party与所属党派政策不一致的；偏离既定政策的
on message
: saying things that agree with the official position of a political group or party与所属党派政策一致的；符合既定政策的