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释义 | mail /meɪl/ noun the letters and packages that are delivered to you, or the system of sending themadjectives/nouns + mailpersonal/private mail (=for one person to read and no one else) He accused her of reading his private mail.junk mail (=that you do not want, especially advertisements) I only ever get junk mail and bills.air mail/airmail (=sent by plane) I sent the card by air mail.express mail AmE (=for delivering letters very quickly) He sent me the contract by express mail.surface mail (=sent by land or sea) Papers can be sent surface mail.internal mail (=sent within an organization) I was sorting the internal mail for the office.fan mail (=from fans) The band gets a lot of fan mail.hate mail (=expressing hate) She got threatening phone calls and hate mail.snail mail informal (=letters rather than email) Fewer and fewer people are using snail mail.direct mail (=advertisements sent to many people) The marketing campaign began with newspaper advertising and direct mail.registered mail BrE certified mail AmE (=letters insured against loss or damage) You have to sign for registered mail.first-class mail BrE (=quicker and more expensive) I sent the package by first-class mail.second-class mail BrE (=slower and less expensive) Second-class mail takes 3-4 days to arrive.verbsthe mail comes/arrives The mail usually comes at about 8.30.get/receive mail Did we get any mail this morning?send mail Please do not send personal mail to my work address.read your mail The first thing he did was read his mail. | You shouldn’t read other people’s mail.open your mail She opened her mail as she ate her breakfast.deliver the mail The postman had just delivered the mail.forward/redirect sb’s mail (=send it to a new address) The post office will forward your mail for a limited time.sort mail Some mail still has to be sorted by hand.deal with mail I have an assistant to help deal with my mail.mail + nounsa mail system/service The company has its own internal mail system.mail delivery There is only one mail delivery a day.mail order (=the system of ordering goods from home and having them delivered there) The plants are available by mail order from Green Life Products.a mail carrier (=a company that collects and delivers mail) The company is Europe’s biggest mail carrier.mail drop AmE (=an address where someone’s mail is delivered or a box in a post office where your mail can be left) The magazines were delivered to a mail drop in Indiana.a mail train The mail train thundered past the signal box.Mailbox, mailman, and mailbag are written as one word.phrasesan item/piece of mail Each piece of mail has to be weighed.prepositionsby mail He received a job offer by mail.in the mail Your cheque is in the mail.through the mail Customers can receive the goods through the mail.Mail is used in British English and American English, but in British English people often say post instead. |
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