messenger

英 [ˈmesɪndʒə(r)]

美 [ˈmesɪndʒər]

n.  送信人; 通信员; 邮递员; 信使

复数：messengers　

CET4CET6考研TEM8经济

Collins.1 / BNC.6998 / COCA.6537

习惯用语

n.

shoot the messenger
• 拿报信人出气（而非责备问题的责任人）
  to blame the person who gives the news that sth bad has happened, instead of the person who is really responsible
• Don't shoot the messenger!
  别错怪好人！

牛津词典

noun

• 送信人；通信员；邮递员；信使
  a person who gives a message to sb or who delivers messages to people as a job
  1. He sent the order by messenger.
     他通过邮递员发出订单。
  2. a motorcycle messenger
     骑摩托车的邮递员

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 送信者;通信员;信使
  Amessengertakes a message to someone, or takes messages regularly as their job.
  1. There will be a messenger at the Airport to collect the photographs from our courier...
     机场会有一名信使从我们的递送员手中取走照片。
  2. He gave the instruction for the document to be sent by messenger.
     他下令由通信员送出文件。

英英释义

noun

• a person who carries a message
  Synonym:courier

双语例句

• The messenger bent and scratched at his knee where the strapping chafed.
  送信人弯下腰来，挠着膝部被绑腿磨红的地方。
• The boy is going to act the part of messenger in the play.
  这个男孩将在剧中扮演通讯员。
• I think we can use Yahoo Messenger since we both have Yahoo email account. we can try.
  问题回答：我认为我们可以利用雅虎，因为我们都雅虎电子邮件帐号。我们可以试试。
• The messenger boy will run off his legs sooner or later.
  这个小通讯员迟早会累垮的。
• If you forget exceptions, the two most useful classes in XM so far are Messenger and DirectoryWalker.
  如果您忘了异常，那么我告诉您，到目前为止XM中两个最有用的类是Messenger和DirectoryWalker。
• The company dispatched a messenger.
  该公司派遣了使者。
• Security Info is available for Browser, Messenger Message, and News Article windows.
  只为“浏览器”、“信使消息”和“新闻文章”窗口提供安全性信息。
• A messenger has arrived from spain.
  从西班牙来了个信使。
• You may be God's messenger to that person.
  你或许就是神所差派给那个人的使者。
• He attended the meeting as a goodwill messenger.
  他作为友好使者出席了会议。