mail

mail, post

名词 mail:

1. the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
2. the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
   同义词：mail service, postal service, post
3. a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
4. any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
   同义词：post
5. (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
   同义词：chain mail, ring mail, chain armor, chain armour, ring armor, ring armour

动词 mail:

1. send via the postal service
   同义词：get off
2. cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
   同义词：post, send

1. Is there another mail in the afternoon?
   下午还另有一批邮件吗？
2. I opened my mail and was surprised to see a broken vase.
   我打开了邮件，惊讶地发现了一个打碎的花瓶。
3. I went to the post office to mail the letters.
   我去邮局寄信。

mail

n.（名词）

Materials, such as letters and packages, handled in a postal system.
邮件：在邮政系统中得到处理的东西，例如信件和邮包
Postal material for a specific person or organization.
信件：寄给特定的人或者组织的邮件
Material processed for distribution from a post office at a specified time:
邮递：在一个特定的时间内由一个邮局处理分发传送的邮件：
例句：
the morning mail.
早晨的邮件

Often mails A system by which letters, packages, and other postal materials are transported. Used withthe.
常作 mails 邮政系统：运送信件、邮包和其他邮件的系统。与定冠词the连用。
A vehicle by which mail is transported.
邮车：运送邮件的车辆
v.（动词）
mailed,mail.ing,mails
v.tr.（及物动词）
To send by mail.
邮寄…
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To send letters and other postal material by mail.
投邮：用邮寄的方式发送信件和其他邮件

来源：
Middle English male [bag]
中古英语 male [口袋]
from Old French
源自 古法语
[of Germanic origin]
[源于日耳曼语]

【引伸】
mail.able
adj.（形容词）
mail.abil.ity
n.（名词）

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mail
mail 2

n.（名词）
Flexible armor composed of small overlapping metal rings, loops of chain, or scales.
铠甲：由相互叠加的小金属环、环状链子或金属鳞片构成的可弯曲的盔甲
The protective covering of certain animals, as the shell of a turtle.
甲壳：某些动物身上有保护作用的覆盖物，例如乌龟的壳
v.tr.（及物动词）
mailed,mail.ing,mails
To cover or armor with mail.
用铠甲覆盖或武装…

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French maile
源自 古法语 maile
from Latin macula [blemish, mesh]
源自 拉丁语 macula [瑕疵，网状物]

mail
mail 3

n.Scots （名词）【苏格兰】
Rent, payment, or tribute.
租金、报酬或贡金

来源：
Middle English mol, maile
中古英语 mol, maile
from Old Norse m3l [lawsuit]
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 m3l [诉讼]