mail, post

名詞 mail:

1. the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
2. the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
   同義詞：mail service, postal service, post
3. a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
4. any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
   同義詞：post
5. (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
   同義詞：chain mail, ring mail, chain armor, chain armour, ring armor, ring armour

動(dòng)詞 mail:

1. send via the postal service
   同義詞：get off
2. cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
   同義詞：post, send

1. Is there another mail in the afternoon?
   下午還另有一批郵件嗎？
2. I opened my mail and was surprised to see a broken vase.
   我打開了郵件，驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)打碎的花瓶。
3. I went to the post office to mail the letters.
   我去郵局寄信。

mail

n.（名詞）

Materials, such as letters and packages, handled in a postal system.
郵件：在郵政系統(tǒng)中得到處理的東西，例如信件和郵包
Postal material for a specific person or organization.
信件：寄給特定的人或者組織的郵件
Material processed for distribution from a post office at a specified time:
郵遞：在一個(gè)特定的時(shí)間內(nèi)由一個(gè)郵局處理分發(fā)傳送的郵件：
例句：
the morning mail.
早晨的郵件

Often mails A system by which letters, packages, and other postal materials are transported. Used withthe.
常作 mails 郵政系統(tǒng)：運(yùn)送信件、郵包和其他郵件的系統(tǒng)。與定冠詞the連用。
A vehicle by which mail is transported.
郵車：運(yùn)送郵件的車輛
v.（動(dòng)詞）
mailed,mail.ing,mails
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To send by mail.
郵寄…
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To send letters and other postal material by mail.
投郵：用郵寄的方式發(fā)送信件和其他郵件

來源：
Middle English male [bag]
中古英語 male [口袋]
from Old French
源自 古法語
[of Germanic origin]
[源于日耳曼語]

【引伸】
mail.able
adj.（形容詞）
mail.abil.ity
n.（名詞）

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mail
mail 2

n.（名詞）
Flexible armor composed of small overlapping metal rings, loops of chain, or scales.
鎧甲：由相互疊加的小金屬環(huán)、環(huán)狀鏈子或金屬鱗片構(gòu)成的可彎曲的盔甲
The protective covering of certain animals, as the shell of a turtle.
甲殼：某些動(dòng)物身上有保護(hù)作用的覆蓋物，例如烏龜?shù)臍?/br>v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
mailed,mail.ing,mails
To cover or armor with mail.
用鎧甲覆蓋或武裝…

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French maile
源自 古法語 maile
from Latin macula [blemish, mesh]
源自 拉丁語 macula [瑕疵，網(wǎng)狀物]

mail
mail 3

n.Scots （名詞）【蘇格蘭】
Rent, payment, or tribute.
租金、報(bào)酬或貢金

來源：
Middle English mol, maile
中古英語 mol, maile
from Old Norse m3l [lawsuit]
源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 m3l [訴訟]