好词典

posts

UK /pəʊsts/US /poʊsts/

词源

源自拉丁语 'postis',意为'门柱'或'支撑物',后经古法语 'post' 进入英语。动词意义'邮寄'源自'post'作为驿站系统的历史用法。

noun

❶ 指柱子、标杆等垂直固定的物体,常用于支撑或标记位置。可以是木制、金属制或其他材料制成。

“The fence was supported by wooden posts.”

(篱笆由木桩支撑着。)

“She tied the horse to a post outside the store.”

(她把马拴在商店外面的一根柱子上。)

❶ 指职位或工作岗位,表示某人在组织或公司中的职责或身份。

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

(他申请了大学里的一个教学职位。)

“She held the post of CEO for five years.”

(她担任了五年的首席执行官职位。)

同义词:position, job, role, pole, column

verb

❶ 指将信息或内容发布到互联网或社交媒体上,供他人查看或分享。

“She posts photos of her travels on Instagram.”

(她在Instagram上发布旅行照片。)

“He posted a new article on his blog yesterday.”

(他昨天在博客上发布了一篇新文章。)

❶ 指邮寄信件或包裹,通过邮政系统发送物品。

“I posted the letter this morning.”

(我今天早上寄出了那封信。)

“She posted the package to her friend overseas.”

(她把包裹寄给了海外的朋友。)

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

常见短语

bed posts — 指床的立柱,通常位于床的四角,用于支撑床架或装饰。

“She tied a ribbon around one of the bed posts.”

(她在床柱上系了一条丝带。)

lamp post — 路灯柱,指街道上支撑路灯的垂直柱子。

“The cat was sitting under the lamp post.”

(那只猫坐在路灯柱下面。)

post office — 邮局,提供邮寄、快递和其他邮政服务的机构。

“I need to stop by the post office to mail this package.”

(我需要去邮局寄这个包裹。)