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mails

UK //meɪlz//US //meɪlz//

词源

源自中古英语 'male'(袋子或包裹),后演变为现代英语 'mail',指通过邮政系统传递的信件或包裹。

noun

❶ 邮件的复数形式,指通过邮政系统或电子邮件发送的信件、包裹等物品。

“I received three mails this morning.”

(我今天早上收到了三封邮件。)

“She checks her mails every hour.”

(她每小时都会查看她的邮件。)

同义词:letters, post, correspondence, messages, packages

verb

❶ 邮寄或发送邮件的动作,通常指通过邮政系统或电子邮件发送信息或物品。

“She mails the documents to the office every Friday.”

(她每周五都会将文件邮寄到办公室。)

“He mails his friends postcards from his travels.”

(他在旅行时会给朋友们寄明信片。)

同义词:send, post, dispatch, ship, forward

常见短语

snail mail — 指传统的邮政信件,相对于电子邮件而言速度较慢,因此被称为“蜗牛邮件”。

“I prefer snail mail for sending handwritten letters.”

(我喜欢用传统邮件寄送手写信件。)

junk mail — 指未经请求的商业广告邮件或垃圾邮件,通常被直接丢弃。

“My mailbox is always full of junk mail.”

(我的邮箱总是塞满了垃圾邮件。)