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post

英[pəʊst] 美[post]
  • n. 岗位;邮件;标杆
  • vt. 张贴;公布;邮递;布置
  • vi. 快速行进
  • n. (Post)人名;(英、西、捷、瑞典、荷)波斯特

英英释意


1. the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand;
"a soldier manned the entrance post"
"a sentry station"
2. military installation at which a body of troops is stationed;
"this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"
"there is an officer's club on the post"
3. a job in an organization;
"he occupied a post in the treasury"
4. an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position;
"he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"
5. any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered;
"your mail is on the table"
"is there any post for me?"
"she was opening her post"
6. a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track);
"a pair of posts marked the goal"
"the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake"
7. the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office;
"the mail handles billions of items every day"
"he works for the United States mail service"
"in England they call mail `the post'"
8. the delivery and collection of letters and packages;
"it came by the first post"
"if you hurry you'll catch the post"