[countable] a written or spoken piece of information, etc. that you send to sb or leave for sb when you cannot speak to them yourself（书面或口头的）信息，消息◆There were no messages for me at the hotel.旅馆里没有给我的留言。◆I left a message on your answering machine.我在你的电话答录机上留言了。◆Mr Lee isn't here at the moment. Can I take a message?李先生此刻不在。要留个口信吗？◆an email message电子邮件信息◆a recorded message录音信息⨁to leave / record / send a message留言；录制留言；发送信息 (Marketing 营销) an important idea about a product, brand, etc. that a company tries to communicate in its advertising（广告中所传递的有关产品、品牌等的）理念，重要信息◆What is your marketing message?你的营销理念是什么？◆We are sending a strong message of quality to our customers.我们要向顾客灌输我们极为注重高品质这个理念。⨁to send (out) / deliver a message 发出／传递信息 (IT 信息技术) a piece of information produced automatically by a computer program and shown on a computer screen（电脑屏幕上的）提示信息 (NAmE) a television advertisement电视广告◆We'll be back after the messages.我们广告后回来。 error message text message