send a message:向…发出明确信息,让别人明白某件事是对的或真实的,或者让别人明白你的态度。
By taking this action, we are sending a message that bullying will not be tolerated.
通过采取这一行动,我们发出了一个明确的信息:欺凌行为不糊被容忍。
message:发信息
I messaged him yesterday but haven’t had a reply.
昨天我给他发了短信,但没有回音。
text sb:给某人发信息
I texted her to arrange a time to meet.
我给她发了短信,和她约好见面时间。
send-off:送别,送行
We’ll have to give her a good send-off when she leaves the office.
她离职的时候,我们得给她举办一个像样的送别会。
sned sb packing:撵走某人;赶走某人
There were some kids at the door asking for money but Anna sent them packing.
门口有几个孩子要钱,但安娜把他们撵走了。
send sb down:将某人关进监狱(英式表达)美式英语中:send sb up
She was sent down for three years.
她被判入狱3年。
send sb down:(大学)开除某人,勒令(某人)退学
She was sent down from Oxford for taking drugs.
她因为吸毒被牛津大学开除了。