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post

UK /pəʊst/US /poʊst/

词源

源自拉丁语 'postis'(门柱),通过古法语 'post' 传入英语,最初指支撑结构,后引申为职位和邮寄。

noun

❶ 指柱子或杆子,通常用于支撑或标记位置,如篱笆柱、路标杆等。

“He tied the horse to a wooden post.”

(他把马拴在一根木桩上。)

“The sign was nailed to a metal post.”

(标志被钉在一根金属杆上。)

❶ 指职位或工作岗位,表示某人在组织中的职责或职务。

“She applied for a teaching post at the university.”

(她申请了大学里的一个教师职位。)

“He resigned from his post as manager last month.”

(他上个月辞去了经理的职务。)

同义词:position, job, role, pole, column

verb

❶ 指邮寄或发送信件、包裹等,通过邮政系统传递物品。

“I'll post the letter tomorrow morning.”

(我明天早上会寄这封信。)

“She posted the package at the local post office.”

(她在当地邮局寄出了包裹。)

❶ 指在公共场所或网络上发布信息、公告或内容。

“She posted a notice on the bulletin board.”

(她在公告板上贴了一张通知。)

“He posted his vacation photos on social media.”

(他在社交媒体上发布了度假照片。)

同义词:mail, send, publish, announce, share

常见短语

by return post — 指通过回邮方式立即回复,通常用于正式信件中表示希望尽快得到回复。

“Please send your reply by return post.”

(请通过回邮方式立即回复。)

post office — 指邮局,提供邮寄、包裹和金融服务的地方。

“I need to stop by the post office to buy stamps.”

(我需要顺便去邮局买邮票。)