post

noun

/pəʊst/

Idioms

letters信函

(British English)

(also mail North American English, British English)

[uncountable] the official system used for sending and delivering letters, packages, etc.邮政；邮递；邮寄

by post I'll send the original to you by post.我将把原件邮寄给你。
I sent it by first-class post.我按第一类邮件把它寄出了。
in the post I'll put the documents in the post to you tomorrow.我明天会把文件邮寄给你。
My application got lost in the post.我的申请书寄丢了。

see also parcel post

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

first-class
second-class
registered
…

preposition

by post
in the post

phrases

by return of post

(British English)

(also mail North American English, British English)

[uncountable] letters, packages, etc. that are sent and delivered邮寄的信函（或包裹等）；邮件

There was a lot of post this morning.今天上午邮件很多。
Have you opened your post yet?你拆开你的邮件了没有？

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

first
last

verb + post

check
open

post + noun

(British English) [uncountable, singular] an occasion during the day when letters, etc. are collected or delivered收集（或投递）邮件的时间；邮班

to catch/miss the post赶上／错过邮班
in the post The parcel came in this morning's post.这个包裹是今天上午邮送来的。
The form should arrive in the post tomorrow.表格明天应该会寄到。
Payment should be sent by return of post (= immediately).请立即付款。
Do you get a second post here?这里有第二个帖子吗？

British/American post / mailpost / mailNouns名词

In British English the official system used for sending and delivering letters, parcels/packages, etc. is usually called the post. In North American English it is usually called the mail:
- I’ll put an application form in the post/mail for you today.我今天会把申请表邮寄给你。
- Send your fee by post/mail to this address.将费用邮寄到此地址。
Mail is sometimes used in British English in such expressions as
- the Royal Mail.在英式英语中，mail 有时用于 the Royal Mail （皇家邮政）等短语中。
Post occurs in North American English in such expressions as
- the US Postal Service.在美式英语中，post 出现在 the US Postal Service （美国邮政管理局）等短语中。
In British English post is also used to mean the letters, parcels/packages, etc. that are delivered to you. Mail is the usual word in North American English and is sometimes also used in British English:
- Was there any post/mail this morning?今早有邮件吗？
- I sat down to open my post/mail.我坐下来打开我的邮件。

verbs

Compare:比较：
- I’ll post the letter when I go out.我出门时去寄这封信。（英式英语）(BrE)
(British English) and与：
- I’ll mail the letter when I go out.我出门时去寄这封信。（美式英语）
(North American English)

Compounds复合词

Note these words: postman (British English), mailman/mail carrier (both North American English); postbox (British English), mailbox (North American English) Some compounds are used in both British English and North American English: post office, postcard, mail order.

Culture postal servicespostal servicesMost letters and many packages sent in Britain are dealt with by the Royal Mail, which is part of the Royal Mail Group Ltd. The Post Office manages the country's many post offices. The Royal Mail is a private limited company, having been sold by the government in 2013. As well as selling stamps, post offices take in letters and packages that are to be sent by special delivery. They also offer foreign currency exchange. Small post offices are now often based in a newsagent's or other shop, rather than being in a separate building. In recent years, many smaller post offices have been closed because they do not make a profit, though this has led to protests from local people.Mail is often called post in British English. When sending a letter, people can choose between two levels of service, first class or the cheaper second class. Normally, first-class mail is delivered the day after it is posted and second-class mail within two or three days. Every address in Britain includes a postcode of letters and numbers, for example OX2 6DP for an address in , that makes it possible to sort the post by machine. Letters are posted in red postboxes, also called letter boxes. Each has a sign giving times of collections. Postmen and postwomen deliver mail Monday to Saturday direct to homes and businesses. They put the mail through a flap in the door, which is also called a letter box. In rural areas they travel round in red vans, but in towns and villages they usually go from house to house on foot or on bicycles.The system that deals with mail in the US, the US Postal Service (USPS), is an independent part of the government. Its head is the Postmaster General. Mail carriers, sometimes called mailmen or mailwomen, deliver mail to homes and businesses once a day, Monday to Saturday. Most homes have mailboxes (= small boxes where letters can be put) fixed outside, near the door. It is very unusual for a house to have a letter box in the door for letters. People whose houses are a long way from the road have a special rural mailbox by the road for mail to be delivered to. The mailbox has a flag which is raised to let the mail carrier know when there is mail inside to be collected for sending. In cities and towns letters to be sent are posted in one of the many blue mailboxes. Every address in the US includes an abbreviation for the name of the state and a ZIP code, which is used to help sort the mail. Post offices sell stamps and deal with mail that has to be insured. Most cities have one post office which stays open late. Americans complain about the Postal Service, but it usually does an efficient job at a reasonable price.In the US only the Postal Service can deliver mail to letter boxes and the Service has a monopoly on first-class mail that is not urgent. In Britain the post office does not have a monopoly on delivery of post. In both countries there are many companies who provide courier and messenger services for urgent mail. The largest of these include FedEx and DHL. In Britain private companies may also deliver mail to letter boxes.

The book arrived in the morning post.这本书是上午邮递送来的。
If you hurry you'll just catch the post.如果你快一点，你就会赶上邮局。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

first
last

verb + post

check
open

post + noun

internet互联网

(also posting)

[countable] a message sent to a discussion group on the internet; a piece of writing that forms part of a blog （发送到互联网讨论组的）帖子，信息；博文；网志文章

I love reading her posts because I learn so much.我喜欢看她的帖子，因为我学到了很多。
They have deleted all my posts.他们已经删除了我所有的帖子。
post about somebody/something She wrote a post about the experience on her blog.她在博客上写了一篇关于这次经历的文章。
post by somebody This post by Mark Brady is very interesting.马克·布雷迪的这篇文章非常有趣。
post from somebody The forum does not allow posts from non-members.该论坛不允许非会员发帖。

job工作

[countable] a job, especially an important one in a large organization职位；（尤指）要职 synonym position

an academic/a government post教学／政府职位
She took up a teaching post at Basle University.她在巴塞尔大学担任教师职务。
to resign (from)/quit/leave a post辞职/辞职/离职
We will be creating 15 new posts next year.明年我们将增设 15 个新职位。
The company has been unable to fill the post.公司的这个空缺还未能填补。
He has held the post for three years.他担任这个职务已经三年了。
She was offered a key post in the new government.她获委任在新政府中担任要职。
post of something He accepted the post of deputy prime minister.他接受了副总理的职位。

Synonyms jobjob

position
post
vacancy
appointment

These are all words for a position doing work for which you receive regular payment.

job
work for which you receive regular payment:
- He’s trying to get a job in a bank.他正设法在银行找一个工作。
position
(rather formal) a job:指职位、职务：
- a senior position in a large corporation在一家大公司的高级职务

job or position?用 job 还是 position？Position usually refers to a particular job within an organization, especially at a high level, and is not usually used about jobs generally. It is also often used in job applications, descriptions and advertisements.

post
a job, especially an important one in a large organization:
- a key post in the new government在新政府中的要职
vacancy
a job that is available for somebody to do:
- We have several vacancies for casual workers.我们有几个临时工的空缺。
appointment
(rather formal, especially British English) a job or position of responsibility:
- This is a permanent appointment, requiring commitment and hard work.这是一个固定职位，需要专心致志和勤奋工作。

Patterns

a permanent/temporary job/position/post/vacancy/appointment
a full-time/part-time job/position/post/vacancy/appointment
to have/have got a(n) job/position/post/vacancy/appointment
to apply for/fill a job/position/post/vacancy
to resign from/leave/quit a job/position/post

He was dismissed from his post when he was found to have accepted bribes.被发现受贿后，他被免去了职务。
She applied for the new post of training officer.她申请了培训主管这一新职位。
Three company directors have resigned (from) their posts.三名公司董事已经辞职。
a Cabinet post内阁职务

Topics Working lifeb2

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

senior
full-time
part-time
…

verb + post

apply for
get
take
…

preposition

post as
post of

(especially North American English)

(British English usually posting)

an act of sending somebody to a particular place to do their job, especially for a limited period of time派驻

an overseas post派驻海外
The island is rated by diplomats as a hardship post (= one that people do not like to be sent to because it is not a very comfortable place to live).该岛被外交官评为艰苦地区。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

senior
full-time
part-time
…

verb + post

apply for
get
take
…

preposition

post as
post of

for soldier/guard士兵；警卫

[countable] the place where somebody, especially a soldier, does their job哨所；岗位

a police/military/customs post警察/军队/海关哨所
an observation post观察哨所
Three soldiers were shot dead at a border post.三名士兵在边境哨所被枪杀。
The guards were ordered not to leave their posts.警卫受命不得擅离岗位。

see also command post, last post, staging post, trading post

The guard took up his post at the gate.卫兵在门口站岗。
The gun crew were at their posts.炮手们已就位。
The sentries had deserted their posts.哨兵擅自离开了岗位。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

army
police
command
…

verb + post

take up
desert

preposition

at your post

wood/metal木头；金属

[countable] (often in compounds常构成复合词) a piece of wood or metal that is set in the ground in a position pointing upwards, especially to support something or to mark a point柱；桩；标志杆

She tied the dog to a post.她把狗拴在柱子上。
corner posts (= that mark the corners of a sports field)运动场的角杆
The team’s ‘net’ was a piece of string tied to two posts.该队的“网”是一根绑在两根柱子上的绳子。

see also bedpost, gatepost, lamp post, signpostTopics Gardensc1

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

fence
finishing
winning
…

phrases

be pipped at the post
pip somebody/something to the post

end of race速度比赛终点

the post

[singular] the place where a race finishes, especially in horse racing（尤指赛马的）终点，终点标志

The first horse past the post wins the race.第一匹跑过终点的马获胜。
She led for most of the way before being pipped at the post (= beaten at the last moment).她在大部份赛程中都一直领先，但是在终点处被超过。

see also first-past-the-post, winning postTopics Sports: other sportsc1

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

fence
finishing
winning
…

phrases

be pipped at the post
pip somebody/something to the post

football足球

(also goalpost)

[countable, usually singular] one of the two posts that form part of a goal发布：构成目标一部分的两个发布之一

The ball hit the post and bounced in.球击在门柱上弹进了球门。
He steered a shot between the goalkeeper and the near post.他把球从守门员和较近的球门柱之间射入。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

fence
finishing
winning
…

phrases

be pipped at the post
pip somebody/something to the post

词源noun senses 6 to 8 Old English, from Latin postis ‘doorpost’, later ‘rod, beam’, probably reinforced in Middle English by Old French post ‘pillar, beam’ and Middle Dutch, Middle Low German post ‘doorpost’. noun senses 1 to 3 early 16th cent. (referring to couriers who carried mail on horseback between fixed stages): from French poste, from Italian posta, from a contraction of Latin posita, feminine past participle of ponere ‘to place’. noun senses 4 to 5 mid 16th cent.: from French poste, from Italian posto, from a contraction of popular Latin positum, neuter past participle of ponere ‘to place’.

Idioms

be driven, pushed, etc. from pillar to post

to be forced to go from one person or situation to another without achieving anything被迫四处碰壁（或到处奔波）
- Morale is very low. People have just had enough of being thrown from pillar to post.士气很低。人们已经受够了被从一根柱子扔到另一根柱子。

(as) deaf as a post

(informal) very deaf (= unable to hear anything)全聋；聋得什么也听不见
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Similes in idioms
- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots

post

verb

/pəʊst/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they post	/pəʊst/ /pəʊst/
he / she / it posts	/pəʊsts/ /pəʊsts/
past simple posted	/ˈpəʊstɪd/ /ˈpəʊstɪd/
past participle posted	/ˈpəʊstɪd/ /ˈpəʊstɪd/
-ing form posting	/ˈpəʊstɪŋ/ /ˈpəʊstɪŋ/

Idioms

letters信函

(British English)

(North American English mail)

[transitive] to send a letter, etc. to somebody by post寄；邮寄

post something The cost of posting a letter has gone up again.寄信的费用又上涨了。
post something off Have you posted off your order yet?你把订单寄出去没有？
post something to somebody Is it OK if I post the documents to you next week?下周我可以把文件寄给你吗？
post somebody something Is it OK if I post you the documents next week?下周我可以把文件寄给你吗？

compare mail

(British English)

(North American English mail)

[transitive] post something to put a letter, etc. into a postbox把（信件等）投入邮筒；投递；邮寄

Could you post this letter for me?请把这封信替我寄了好吗？

British/American post / mailpost / mailNouns名词

In British English the official system used for sending and delivering letters, parcels/packages, etc. is usually called the post. In North American English it is usually called the mail:
- I’ll put an application form in the post/mail for you today.我今天会把申请表邮寄给你。
- Send your fee by post/mail to this address.将费用邮寄到此地址。
Mail is sometimes used in British English in such expressions as
- the Royal Mail.在英式英语中，mail 有时用于 the Royal Mail （皇家邮政）等短语中。
Post occurs in North American English in such expressions as
- the US Postal Service.在美式英语中，post 出现在 the US Postal Service （美国邮政管理局）等短语中。
In British English post is also used to mean the letters, parcels/packages, etc. that are delivered to you. Mail is the usual word in North American English and is sometimes also used in British English:
- Was there any post/mail this morning?今早有邮件吗？
- I sat down to open my post/mail.我坐下来打开我的邮件。

verbs

Compare:比较：
- I’ll post the letter when I go out.我出门时去寄这封信。（英式英语）(BrE)
(British English) and与：
- I’ll mail the letter when I go out.我出门时去寄这封信。（美式英语）
(North American English)

Compounds复合词

Note these words: postman (British English), mailman/mail carrier (both North American English); postbox (British English), mailbox (North American English) Some compounds are used in both British English and North American English: post office, postcard, mail order.

something through hole塞入孔中

[transitive] post something + adv./prep. to put something through a hole into a container把…放入（或塞入）

Let yourself out and post the keys through the letter box.你先出去，再把这些钥匙塞进信箱吧。

give information发布信息

[transitive, intransitive] to put information or pictures on a website（在网站上）发布（信息或图片）

post something on something More details will be posted on the website tomorrow.更多细节将于明天发布在网站上。
post something Many thanks to all who have posted comments.非常感谢所有发表评论的人。
I'll post some pictureswhen I get back.我回来后会贴些照片。
to post a video/photo/message/link张贴视频/照片/信息/链接
post on something The photos have been provided by fans who post on the message board.这些照片由那些在留言板上发布信息的粉丝提供。
I’ve been posting now and again at ‘British Moneymaker’.我一直在“英国赚钱者”上发帖。

somebody for job委派

[transitive, usually passive] to send somebody to a place for a period of time as part of their job派驻

be posted + adv./prep. She's been posted to Washington for two years.她被派往华盛顿工作两年。
Most of our employees get posted abroad at some stage.我们的大部分雇员都会在某一时期派驻国外。
Balden was later posted to Luqa as station commander.鲍登后来被派往卢卡担任车站指挥官。

soldier/guard士兵；警卫

[transitive, usually passive] to put somebody, especially a soldier, in a particular place so that they can guard a building or area使驻守；布置…站岗

be posted + adv./prep. Guards have been posted along the border.边界上已部署了边防岗哨。
A police officer was posted outside the door to make sure the suspect didn’t leave the building.一名警察被派驻在门外，以确保嫌疑人没有离开大楼。

public notice公告

[transitive, often passive] to put a notice, etc. in a public place so that people can see it张贴；公布 synonym display

be posted + adv./prep. A copy of the letter was posted on the noticeboard.布告牌上张贴了这封信的内容。

pay money to court向法院交款

[transitive] post bail/(a) bond (especially North American English) to pay money to a court so that a person accused of a crime can go free until their trial交付（保释金）

She was released after posting $100 cash bond and her driver's license.交了 100 美元现款保释金及驾驶执照以后，她获得保释了。

More Like This Verbs with two objectsVerbs with two objects

bet
bring
build
buy
cost
get
give
leave
lend
make
offer
owe
pass
pay
play
post
promise
read
refuse
sell
send
show
sing
take
teach
tell
throw
wish
write

词源verb senses 6 to 7 Old English, from Latin postis ‘doorpost’, later ‘rod, beam’, probably reinforced in Middle English by Old French post ‘pillar, beam’ and Middle Dutch, Middle Low German post ‘doorpost’. verb senses 1 to 3 and keep somebody posted (about/on something). early 16th cent. (referring to couriers who carried mail on horseback between fixed stages): from French poste, from Italian posta, from a contraction of Latin posita, feminine past participle of ponere ‘to place’. verb senses 4 to 5 mid 16th cent.: from French poste, from Italian posto, from a contraction of popular Latin positum, neuter past participle of ponere ‘to place’.

Idioms

keep somebody posted (about/on something)

to regularly give somebody the most recent information about something and how it is developing定期通报；及时报告
- I’ll keep you posted on his progress.我将随时向你通报他的进展。