mail
n
1 [U] official system of collecting, transporting and delivering letters and parcels 邮政; 邮政系统; 邮政制度
send a letter by airmail 寄一封航空信
The letter is in the mail. 信在邮寄途中.
[attrib 作定语]
the mail van, service, train 邮政汽车、 服务、 列车
the `mail-coach, ie horse-drawn coach formerly used for carrying letters, etc (旧时)邮政马车.
2
(a) [U] letters, parcels, etc sent by post 信件; 邮包; 邮件
Post office workers sort the mail. 邮局工作人员分拣邮件.
There isn't much mail today. 今天邮件不多.
The office mail is opened in the morning. 公务信件在早晨开启.
(b) [C] letters, parcels, etc delivered or collected at one time 一次发送或收取的邮件
I want this letter to catch the afternoon mail. 我想让这封信赶得及能随下午收取的邮件走.
Is there another mail in the afternoon? 下午还另有一批邮件吗? Cf 参看 post3. mail, v [Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr]
~ sth (to sb) (esp US) send sth (to sb) by post (给某人)寄某物
Mail me a new form, please. 请给我寄一张新表格.
I'll mail it to you tomorrow. 我明天把它寄给你. Cf 参看 post4.
mail n [U]
body armour made of metal rings or plates linked together 铠甲
a coat of mail 一件铠甲.
If it hadn't rained so hard yesterday, we would have played tennis.
如果昨天没下那么大的雨,我们就去打网球了。
The early climbers were looking for the easiest way to the top, because the summit was the prize they sought, especially if it and never been attained before.