messenger

英 [ˈmesɪndʒə(r)]

美 [ˈmesɪndʒər]

n.  送信人; 通信员; 邮递员; 信使

复数：messengers　

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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

• I'll order a special messenger to deliver the document.
  我会派专人把文件送去。
• 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。
• The messenger boy will run off his legs sooner or later.
  这个小通讯员迟早会累垮的。
• Are you a messenger or a message?
  你是个信使或者就是那个消息呢？
• 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 announce you the first messenger of the kingdom!
  我人命你为王国的第一个报信骑士。
• It's not just for media players and instant messenger clients.
  它们并不仅仅是给媒体播放器和即时通信客户端准备的。
• 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。
• He gave the instruction for the document to be sent by messenger.
  他下令由通信员送出文件。
• You are My slave and My messenger.
  你是我的仆人，我的使者。