| 释义 |
get the message
get the messageTo understand the real meaning of what someone is trying to communicate. OK, I get the message. I'll start looking for somewhere else to stay. I just stopped texting her back, and she eventually got the message.See also: get, messageGet the message? and Get the picture?Inf. Do you understand?; Are you able to figure out what is meant? (See also (Do you) get my drift?">(Do you) get my drift?) Things are tough around here, and we need everyone's cooperation. Get the picture? We don't need lazy people around here. Get the message?See also: getget the messageAlso, get the picture. Understand or infer the real import or substance of something. For example, He gestured to the waiter, who got the message and brought the bill, or Kate got the picture and decided to keep her mouth shut about the error. [Mid-1900s] Also see get it. See also: get, messageget the message COMMON If someone gets the message, they understand what you are trying to tell them, either directly or indirectly. `I'm not interested in talking about the weather, Whitlock.' `OK, I get the message.' `I have a lot to do today,' said Laura. Richard, getting the message, said goodbye.See also: get, messageget the message infer an implication from a remark or action. informal 1993 Isidore Okpewho Tides I think he got the message, because he flashed me a look from the corner of his eye. See also: get, messageget the ˈmessage (British English, informal) understand what somebody means, even if they do not say it directly: She said she was too busy to see me — I got the message, and didn’t ask her again.See also: get, messageGet the message? and Get the picture? interrog. Do you understand?; Are you able to figure out what is meant? How many times do I have to tell you? Do you get the message? Things are tough around here, and we need everyone’s cooperation. Get the picture? See also: get |