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词组 post
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post /pəʊst $ poʊst/ noun 1. the official system for carrying letters, packages etc from one place to anotherverbssend sth by post They sent me the contract by post.put sth in the post (=put it in a box to be collected) I put it in the post on Friday, so it should have arrived today.get sth in the post (=receive it) Did you get anything in the post today?sth comes/arrives in the post This letter came in the post this morning.adjectivesfirst-class post BrE (=quicker and more expensive) The package arrived by first-class post the next day.second-class post BrE (=slower and cheaper) Items sent by second-class post can take up to five days to arrive.parcel post (=the slowest and cheapest system of sending packages in the US) They sent them parcel post from Pensacola, which is why they were late.prepositionsby post You can vote by post if you register. | The winners will be notified by post.in the post The tickets are in the post, and you should receive them shortly.through the post I got a leaflet about it through the post.phrasessth gets lost in the post I’m afraid the cheque must have got lost in the post.by return of post BrE (=almost immediately) I received a reply by return of post.Post is used in British English. In American English, people usually say mail instead.2. the time when letters are collected or deliveredadjectivesfirst/second/last post (=the first, second, or last collection or delivery of letters each day) The last post is at 5.30.verbscatch the post (=post your letter in time for it to be collected) He wrote the letter hurriedly because he wanted to catch the post.miss the post (=not post your letter in time for it to be collected) If I miss the post, the card won’t arrive on her birthday.the post goes (=it is collected) The first post goes at 7.30 a.m.the post comes (=it arrives) The post usually comes before 10 o’clock.3. a job, especially in a large organizationadjectives/nouns + posta senior/junior post Senior posts in industry attract very high salaries. | He was offered a junior post in a bank.a permanent/temporary post I have a two-year contract, not a permanent post.a full-time/part-time post A part-time post as a university lecturer did not pay enough to feed his family.a teaching post My first teaching post was in London. | the creation of 4,000 new teaching postsan academic post (=a teaching job at a university or college) He left his job to take up an academic post in the US.an administrative post For the next twelve years, he held various administrative posts in Bombay.a government post I decided to apply for a local government post.verbshold a post (=have a particular job) He held the post of foreign minister in the last government.apply for a post I am writing to apply for the post of Project Manager. | I applied for several posts and attended a few interviews.take up a post (=start a new job) She will take up her new post next month.leave a post The previous sales director left his post in June.resign (from) your post also quit your post informal (=leave it) Mr Sargent decided to resign his post as chairman. | He was forced to quit his post as general manager at the trust.be dismissed from a post also be relieved of your post formal (=be told to leave) As a result of the scandal, he was dismissed from his post.get a post He managed to get a teaching post at a good school.offer sb a post She was offered the post of ambassador to India.appoint sb to a post (=give someone a job officially) Mrs Collingwood has been appointed to the post of head teacher.fill a post (=find someone to do a job) We were unable to find a suitable person to fill the post. | I applied but was told the post had already been filled.occupy a post (=have it) He occupied the post for over three years.prepositionssb’s post as sth After the election, he left his post as leader of the Social Democrat Party.the post of sth The company has appointed Bill Anderton to the post of Chief Press Officer.
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