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This flashcard explains the various uses of the word "mail." It covers its meanings as a noun, referring to the postal system or the letters/parcels themselves, and as a verb, meaning to send something via post or email. Example sentences are provided, and it notes differences in usage between British and American English.

这款闪卡介绍了单词“mail”的多种用法。它涵盖了作为名词(指邮政系统或邮件本身)和动词(指邮寄或发送电子邮件)的含义,并提供了例句。该卡片还指出了英式英语中不同于美式英语的用法。

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[N-SING 单数名词]邮政;邮政系统 The mail is the public service or system by which letters and parcels are collected and delivered.
  [the N]
  • Your check is in the mail...

    您的支票正在邮递中。

  • People had to renew their motor vehicle registrations through the mail...

    人们必须以书信方式重新登记机动车辆。

  • The firm has offices in several large cities, but does most of its business by mail.

    公司在几座大城市都设有办事处,不过大部分业务都通过邮政系统来实现。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]邮件;信件;邮包 You can refer to letters and parcels that are delivered to you as mail .
  [also the N]
  • There was no mail except the usual junk addressed to the occupier...

    除了寄给业主的常见垃圾信件之外,再没有其他邮件了。

  • Nora looked through the mail.

    诺拉大致看了一下那封信。

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[VERB 动词]寄出;邮寄 If you mail a letter or parcel to someone, you send it to them by putting it in a post box or taking it to a post office.
  [V n to n]
  [V n n]
  [V n with n]
  [Also V n]
  [mainly AM 主美]
  • Last year, he mailed the documents to French journalists...

    他去年把这些文件寄给了法国记者。

  • He mailed me the contract...

    他把合同邮寄给了我。

  • The Government has already mailed some 18 million households with details of the public offer.

    政府已经向大约1,800万个家庭寄发了公开出售的详细说明。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 post
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[VERB 动词]发送(电子邮件) To mail a message to someone means to send it to them by means of e-mail or a computer network.
  [be V-ed prep]
  [Also V n]
  • ...if a report must be electronically mailed to an office by 9 am the next day.

    如果一份报告必须在次日早晨9时之前以电子邮件的形式发送至办公室

  • Mail is also a noun.
    • If you have any problems then send me some mail.

      如有任何疑问,就给我发邮件。

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See also:
mailing
chain mail
e-mail
electronic mail
hate mail
junk mail
surface mail
    相关词组:
    mail out

    Oxford mail / meɪl ; NAmE meɪl /
    noun
    ,
    verb
    mail mails mailed mailing
    noun [uncountable ] 1 ( BrE also post ) the official system used for sending and delivering letters, packages, etc. 邮政;邮递系统 a mail service/train/van 邮政服务╱列车╱汽车 the Royal Mail 皇家邮政 Your cheque is in the mail. 你的支票在邮递途中。 We do our business by mail. 我们通过邮递做生意。 see also
    airmail
    ,
    snail mail
    ,
    voicemail
    2 ( BrE also post ) letters, packages, etc. that are sent and delivered 邮件;信件;邮包 There isn't much mail today. 今天邮件不多。 I sat down to open the mail. 我坐下来打开信件。 Is there a letter from them in the mail? 邮件里有他们来的信吗? hate mail (= letters containing insults and threats) 恐吓侮辱信 see also
    junk mail
    ,
    surface mail
    note at
    post
    3 messages that are sent or received on a computer 电子邮件;电邮 Check regularly for new mail. 定期查看新邮件。 see also
    electronic mail
    ,
    email
    4 used in the title of some newspapers (用作报纸名称)邮报 the Mail on Sunday 《星期日邮报》 5 =
    chain mail
    a coat of mail 一副锁子甲
    verb 1 ( especially NAmE) to send sth to sb using the postalsystem 邮寄 mailsth (to sb/sth) Don't forget to mail that letter to your mother. 别忘了把那封信给你妈寄去。 mailsb sth Don't forget to mail your mother that letter. 别忘了把那封信给你妈寄去。 mailsb/sth The company intends to mail 50 000 households in the area. 公司计划给当地的 5 万个家庭寄信。 note at
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    2 ( BrE) to send a message to sb by email 用电子邮件传送;发电邮给 mailsb Please mail us at the following email address. 请按下面的电邮地址发电邮给我们。 mailsth (to sb/sth) The virus mails itself forward to everyone in your address book. 这种病毒通过电子邮件自动转发给通讯录中的所有人。 mailsb sth Can you mail me that document you mentioned? 你能把你提及的那份文件寄给我吗? PHRASAL VERB ˌmail sth↔ˈout to send out a large number of letters, etc. at the same time 批量邮寄 The brochures were mailed out last week. 小册子已于上周一批寄出去了。
    mail / meɪl ; NAmE meɪl /
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    mail1 noun
    mail2 verb
    mailmail1 /meɪl/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [uncountable]
    Word Origin
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    Phrases
    1the letters and packages that are delivered to you:  You shouldn't read other people's mail. He found a mountain of mail waiting for him. She promised to forward my mail to my new address (=send it from your old home or office to your new one). He gets sacks of fan mail (=letters from people who admire him). hate mail (=letters from people who hate you)2especially American English the system of collecting and delivering letters and packages SYN post British English:  The mail here’s really slow and unreliable. The product will be sold mainly through the mail.in the mail I’ll put the check in the mail tomorrow.by mail Did you send the document by mail?registered/express/first-class etc mail I sent my application by registered mail. Most reports are sent via internal mail (=a system of sending documents to people inside the same organization).3messages that are sent and received on a computer SYN  email:  I check my mail a couple of times a day. She's just received another mail message from them.4armour made of small pieces of metal, worn by soldiers in the Middle Ages
    voicemail
    COLLOCATIONSverbssend mail· Please do not send personal mail to my work address.get/receive mail· Did we get any mail this morning?the mail comes/arrives· The mail had come late that day.the mail goes (out) (=it leaves an organization to be sent)· What time does the mail go out?read your mail· The first thing he did was read his mail.open your mail· She opened her mail as she ate her breakfast.forward/redirect somebody's mail (=send it to a new address)· The post office will forward your mail for a limited time.deliver the mail· The postman had just delivered the mail.sort mail (=put it into different piles, ready for delivery)· Some mail still has to be sorted by hand.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + mailpersonal/private mail (=for one person to read and nobody else)· He accused her of reading his private mail.fan mail (=letters from fans)· He gets so much fan mail he had to employ a secretary to deal with it.hate mail (=letters expressing hate)· She got threatening phone calls and hate mail.junk mail (=letters, usually advertisements, that you do not want)· I only ever get junk mail and bills.registered mail (=letters insured against loss or damage)· You have to sign for registered mail.
    mail1 noun
    mail2 verb
    mailmail2 ●●● S3 verb [transitive] especially American English
    Verb Table
    Examples
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    Collocations
    Phrases
    1to send a letter or package to someone SYN post British Englishmail something to somebody The weekly newsletter is mailed to women all over the country.2to send a document to someone using a computer SYN  emailmail something to somebody Can you mail it to me as an attachment?mail something ↔ out phrasal verb to send letters, packages etc to a lot of people at the same time SYN  send out:  The department has just mailed out 300,000 notices.
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    mail

    [meɪl]mailed, mailing, mails

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    邮件(76%),邮寄(16%),邮政(8%)
    n.邮件;邮政,邮递;盔甲
    vt.邮寄;给…穿盔甲
    vi.邮寄;寄出
    n.(Mail)人名;(法)马伊

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