(1)消(信)息;文电;口信(piece of information，news，or a request spoken，written or sent by radio，passed from one person to another)[C]：a radio/congratulatory/telegraphic～无线电讯/贺信/电报;take/send/convey a～to sb给人带来/发送/传递信息;receive a～(to say) that sb would be late收到信说某人要晚到;get a～(to say) that sb can't come得到信说某人不能来;have a (the)～(to say) that sb might be in to tea有信说某人可能来吃茶点;I sent a～to meet him at the station.我发出信说要到车站接他。Could you leave a～for Mr Smith asking him to phone me back? 你能不能给史密斯先生留个条，让他给我回电话?〖同〗report，word，news，information;

(2)含义，寓意，教训，启示(moral or social teaching(in a story，play，speech))[U，a～]：a fable/movie with a～有寓意的寓言/影片;the～of a fine symphony一部优秀交响乐的含义;the～of a string quartet弦乐四重奏的含义;What～is this story trying to give us?这个故事试图给我们什么教益? The play's～is that in the end good and right always triumph. 这出戏表达的寓意为：凡是优秀的、正义的最终总会胜利。〖同〗point，theme，moral;

get the message领会，了(理)解：You don't have to teach do-gooding to young people，they will soon get the～.你用不着教青年人行善，他们不久就会懂得这一点的。

→′messenger n 使者，报信者