请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 snail mail
释义

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈsnail ˌmail, n. [uncountable]
  1. Computing, Slang Termsstandard postal service, as contrasted with electronic mail.Also called s-mail. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
snail mail′, 
  1. Computing, Slang Terms[Facetious.]physical delivery of mail, as contrasted with electronic mail.Also called s-mail. 
  • 1980–85

snail mail′, 
  1. Computing, Slang Terms[Informal.]physical delivery of mail, as contrasted with electronic mail.Also called s-mail. 
  • 1980–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
snail mail informal n
  1. the conventional postal system, as opposed to electronic mail
vb snail-mail
  1. (transitive) to send by the conventional postal system, rather than by electronic mail
Etymology: 20th Century: so named because of the relative slowness of the conventional postal system
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
s-mail  (esmāl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. ComputingSee snail mail .

s-mail  (esmāl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. ComputingSee snail mail  (in this section).

随便看

 

英语词典包含188688条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/7/23 15:52:50