mail
noun uk/meɪl/ us/meɪl/
(LETTERS/PACKAGES)
A2 [ S or U ] (UK also post)信件，邮包;邮政（系统）
the letters, etc. that are sent to or from people, or the system for sending letters, etc. from place to place
She spent the morning reading and answering her mail. 她花了一个上午处理信件。
All of our customers will be contacted by mail. 我们通过邮件方式与所有的客户联络。
The book came in yesterday's mail. 书是昨天寄到的。
Some strange things get sent through the mail. 一些奇怪的东西通过邮政系统发了出去。
Synonyms: correspondence (WRITING)post (LETTERS)
- More examples
- Please redirect any mail that arrives for me to my address in Ottawa.
- I'm afraid it's fairly mindless work - opening mail and keying data into a computer.
- What time does the mail usually arrive in the morning?
- We get two deliveries of mail a day.
- Circulars and other junk mail go straight in the bin.
(EMAIL)
A2 [ C or U ]电子邮件
email
I had almost 50 unread mails in my inbox. 我的信箱里至少有50封未读邮件。
You have mail. 有你的电子邮件。
(COVERING)
[ U ]锁子甲（同 chain mail）
→ chain mail
mail
verb [ T ] mainly US uk/meɪl/ us/meɪl/ (UK usually post)
邮寄;把…寄出
to send a letter, etc. or to email something
She mailed it last week but it still hasn't arrived. 上周她就把它寄出了，但还没有到。
[ + two objects ] I promised to mail him the article/mail the article to him. 我答应过把文章寄给他。