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

• 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。
• 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。
• My uncle said a messenger was coming.
  我叔叔说会有一个信使要来。
• He attended the meeting as a goodwill messenger.
  他作为友好使者出席了会议。
• Today, the flowers opened soon, the flowers are my mother and the messenger.
  今天在上花儿快开了，花儿是我与妈妈的信使。
• 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。
• It's got nothing to do with me, really, I'm just the messenger.
  这和我没任何关系，真的，我只是个信使而已。
• But he sent his gift over by special messenger.
  但他通过特别信使把他的礼物送过来了。
• He gave the instruction for the document to be sent by messenger.
  他下令由通信员送出文件。
• The messenger boy will run off his legs sooner or later.
  这个小通讯员迟早会累垮的。