Word · Frequency #6998
messengers
送信人;信使
messengers is the plural of messenger.
a person who carries a message
- 1.
One who brings messages.
传递消息的人。
- 2.
a person who carries a message
传递消息的人
- 3.
The secretary bird.
秘书鸟。
- 4.
The supporting member of an aerial cable (electric power or telephone or data).
架空电缆(电力、电话或数据)的支撑构件。
- 5.
A person appointed to perform certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take charge of the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent.
根据破产法被任命执行特定管理职责(如接管破产者财产)的人。
- 6.
An instant messenger program.
即时通讯程序。
- 7.
A forerunner or harbinger.
先驱或预兆。
- 8.
A light scudding cloud preceding a storm.
暴风雨前快速飘过的轻云。
- 9.
A piece of paper, etc., blown up a string to a kite.
- 10.
A light line with which a heavier line may be hauled e.g. from the deck of a ship to the pier.
- 11.
A weight dropped down a line to close a Nansen bottle.
- 12.
A pin which travels across the pin deck to knock over another pin, usually for a strike.
即时通讯软件;即时通讯程序;先驱;前兆;蛇鹫;秘书鸟;架空电缆的支承构件;吊线;(破产法指定的)财产接管人
In use
The messenger handed me a sealed envelope.
She worked as a messenger for a law firm.
The king's messenger arrived with urgent news.
a messenger for/of [someone]
He worked as a messenger for the king.
他担任国王的信使。
send a messenger
The general sent a messenger to deliver the news.
将军派了一名信使传递消息。
act as a messenger
She acted as a messenger between the two departments.
她在两个部门之间充当信使。
Connections
Collocations
- send a messenger
- 派送信人
- The king sent a messenger to deliver the news.国王派了一名信使去传递消息。
- dispatch a messenger
- 派遣信使
- They dispatched a messenger with urgent orders.他们派遣信使传达紧急命令。
- messenger service
- 送信服务
- The company offers a messenger service for urgent documents.该公司为紧急文件提供送信服务。
- messenger bag
- 信使包
- He carried his laptop in a messenger bag.他把笔记本电脑放在信使包里。
- messenger pigeon
- 信鸽
- They used messenger pigeons to communicate across the front lines.他们用信鸽在前线之间通信。
- royal messenger
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将 messenger 拆解为 message(信息)和 -er(人),想象信使传递信息。
Context & Register
通常用于日常或正式场合,如信件传递、信息传达等。中性语域,既可用于日常口语,也可用于正式文书。
Grammar Note
可数名词,可用不定冠词修饰
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有完全押韵的词。这些词拼写中都有"-nger",但元音不同:passenger的元音是/æ/,stranger/danger/ranger是/eɪ/,manager是/æ/+/ɪ/,challenger是/æ/+/ɪ/。只有passenger发音最接近messenger,但仍有区别。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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