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| 释义 | mail mail1 /mayl/, n. 1. letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system: Storms delayed delivery of the mail. 2. a single collection of such letters, packages, etc., as sent or delivered: to open one's mail; to find a bill in the mail; The mail for England was put on the noon plane. 3. Also, mails. the system, usually operated or supervised by the national government, for sending or delivering letters, packages, etc.; postal system: to buy clothes by mail. 4. a train, boat, etc., as a carrier of postal matter. 5. electronic mail; e-mail. 6. copy the mail, CB Slang. to monitor or listen to a CB transmission. adj. 7. of or pertaining to mail. v.t. 8. to send by mail; place in a post office or mailbox for transmission. 9. to transmit by electronic mail. [1175-1225; ME male (n.) < OF malle < Gmc; cf. OHG mal(a)ha satchel, bag] mail2 —mailless, adj. /mayl/, n. 1. flexible armor of interlinked rings. 2. any flexible armor or covering, as one having a protective exterior of scales or small plates. 3. Textiles. an oval piece of metal pierced with a hole through which the warp ends are threaded, serving as an eyelet on a heddle or esp. on the harness cords of a Jacquard loom. v.t. 4. to clothe or arm with mail. [1250-1300; ME maille one of the rings of which armor was composed < OF < L macula spot, one of the interstices in a net; cf. MACULA] mail3 /mayl/, n. Scot. monetary payment or tribute, esp. rent or tax. Also, maill. [bef. 1150; ME (north) mal(e), late OE mal agreement < ON mal agreement, speech, c. OE mael speech] |
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