message /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/ CET4 TEM4 ( messaging, messaged, messages )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A message is a piece of information or a request that you send to someone or leave for them when you cannot speak to them directly. 留言

  例：

  I got a message you were trying to reach me.

  我得到了一条留言，说你在设法联系我。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT The message that someone is trying to communicate, for example in a book or play, is the idea or point that they are trying to communicate. 信息

  例：

  The report's message was unequivocal.

  报告中传达的信息相当明确。

  例：

  I no longer want to be friends with her but I don't know how to get the message across.

  我再也不想和她做朋友了，但我不知道如何告诉她。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I If you message someone, you send them a message electronically using a computer or another device such as a mobile phone. 发短信

  例：

  People who message a lot feel unpopular if they don't get many back.

  如果发送许多短信的人并未得到很多回复，他们会觉得自己不受欢迎。