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| 释义 | mail 1. n. & v. --n 1. a letters and parcels etc. conveyed by post. b the postal system. c one complete delivery or collection of mail. d one delivery of letters to one place, esp. to a business on one occasion. 2. a vehicle carrying mail. 3. hist. a bag of letters for conveyance by post. --vtr. esp. US send (a letter etc.) by post. Phrases and idioms mail-boat a boat carrying mail. mail carrier US a postman or postwoman. mail cart Brit. hist. 1. a cart for carrying mail by road. 2. a light vehicle for carrying children. mail coach a railway coach or hist. stagecoach used for carrying mail. mail drop US a receptacle for mail. mailing list a list of people to whom advertising matter, information, etc., is to be posted. mail order an order for goods sent by post. mail-order firm a firm doing business by post. mail train a train carrying mail. Etymology: ME f. OF male wallet f. WG 2. n. & v. --n 1. armour made of rings, chains, or plates, joined together flexibly. 2. the protective shell, scales, etc., of an animal. --vtr. clothe with or as if with mail. Phrases and idioms coat of mail a jacket covered with mail or composed of mail. mailed fist physical force. Derivatives mailed adj. Etymology: ME f. OF maille f. L macula spot, mesh |
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