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IELTS BNC: 2485 COCA: 2508

mail
1 mail /ˈmeɪl/ noun
1 mail
/ˈmeɪl/
noun
Learner's definition of MAIL
[noncount]
1 
◊ Mail is used in British English but it is much more common in U.S. English. The usual word in British English is post.*mail用于英国英语，但在美国英语中更常用，英国英语中通常用post。
: the system used for sending letters and packages from one person to another邮政，邮递（系统）
— called also (chiefly British) post
— see also airmail, direct mail, registered mail, return mail, surface mail, voice mail
2 
: letters or packages sent from one person to another邮件；信件；邮包
— called also (chiefly British) post
— see also fan mail, junk mail, snail mail
3 
: 1e-mail

the mails

chiefly US, law, formal
: the system used for sending letters, packages, etc. : a nation's postal system邮政，邮递（系统）
— compare 3mail
2 mail /ˈmeɪl/ verb
mails; mailed; mailing
2 mail
/ˈmeɪl/
verb
mails; mailed; mailing
Learner's definition of MAIL
[+ object] chiefly US
: to send (something, such as a letter or package) by mail邮寄
3 mail /ˈmeɪl/ noun
3 mail
/ˈmeɪl/
noun
Learner's definition of MAIL
[noncount]
: a kind of protective clothing (called armor) that is made of many small pieces or rings of metal which are linked together（用金属链环或鳞片做的）铠甲，锁子甲
— see also chain mail
— compare 1mail
IELTS BNC: 2485 COCA: 2508

mail

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈmāl How to pronounce mail (audio)
often attributive
1
a
: material (such as letters and packages) sent or carried in a postal system
sorting through the mail
also : similar material distributed within an organization
interoffice mail
b
: email sense 2a
c
: a conveyance that transports mail
2
: a nation's postal system
a letter sent through the mail
—often used in plural
packages sent through the mails
3
chiefly Scotland : bag, wallet

mail

2 of 4

verb

mailed; mailing; mails

transitive verb

: to send by mail : post entry 4
mailability
ˌmā-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce mail (audio)
noun
mailable
ˈmā-lə-bəl How to pronounce mail (audio)
adjective

mail

3 of 4

noun (2)

1
: armor made of metal links or sometimes plates
2
: a hard enclosing covering of an animal (such as a tortoise)
mailed
ˈmāld How to pronounce mail (audio)
adjective

mail

4 of 4

noun (3)

chiefly Scotland
: payment, rent

Synonyms

Noun (1)

Verb

Example Sentences

Verb if you don't mail that letter soon, it's going to arrive late

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English male, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German malaha bag

Noun (2)

Middle English maille metal link, mail, from Anglo-French, from Latin macula spot, mesh

Noun (3)

Middle English male, maille, from Old English māl agreement, pay, from Old Norse māl speech, agreement; akin to Old English mǣl speech

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Verb

1827, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mail was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing mail

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IELTS BNC: 2485 COCA: 2508
mail

noun

  ➡ see also post ADJECTIVE | ... OF MAIL | VERB + MAIL | MAIL + VERB | MAIL + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤certified (recorded delivery in BrE) , registered掛號郵件➤express快遞郵件➤first-class, second-class (both in the UK) 一類／二類郵件➤internal (especially BrE) 內部郵遞◇If we want to send something to another department, we use the internal mail.我們如要把東西送到另一部門，就用內部郵遞。➤incoming, outgoing接收的／外發的郵件➤unopened未打開的郵件➤postal, regular, snail (informal, humorous) 郵件；普通郵件；“蝸牛”郵件（即傳統郵件）➤air (usually airmail) , surface航空／平寄郵件▸➤electronic (usually email) , video, voice電子／影像／語音郵件➤direct直遞郵件◇direct-mail advertising直接郵遞廣告➤bulk大宗郵件➤junk, unsolicited, unwanted垃圾／非請求／不想要的郵件◇I throw away junk mail without reading it.垃圾郵件我看也不看就處理掉了。➤fan粉絲來信➤hate人身攻擊性的郵件◇He has received death threats and hate mail from angry fans.他收到來自憤怒的粉絲們的死亡威脅和人身攻擊信件。... OF MAIL➤item, piece一封郵件◇the strange piece of fan mail she'd received two days earlier她兩天前收到的那封莫名其妙的粉絲來信➤sackful一袋郵件VERB + MAIL➤post, send寄信➤get, receive收到郵件➤deliver投遞郵件➤forward, redirect (BrE) 轉寄郵件；更改郵件的地址再寄◇We had our mail redirected when we moved out.搬家後我們讓郵局給我們轉寄郵件。➤intercept, steal攔截／盜竊郵件➤collect收郵件◇The mail is collected twice a day.郵件一天收兩次。➤sort把郵件分類◇The postcode allows the mail to be sorted automatically.郵政編碼使得郵件可由機器自動分揀。➤handle處理郵件◇Some people let their assistants handle the mail.有些人讓助手處理郵件。➤check查看郵件◇She checked her mail before leaving the hotel.在離開賓館前，她查看了郵件。➤pick up取郵件➤open打開郵件➤read閱讀郵件➤answer, deal with回信；處理郵件MAIL + VERB➤come, go郵件寄來／寄出◇Has the mail come yet?郵件來了沒有？MAIL + NOUN➤delivery郵件投遞➤order郵購◇All our products are available by mail order.我們所有的產品都可以郵購。➤message郵件信息➤item郵件➤ballot, questionnaire, survey郵遞選票；郵寄問卷；郵寄調查表➤list郵件目錄➤program郵件程序➤system郵件系統➤centre/center, room郵件中心／收發室➤carrier, man (both NAmE) (usually mailman) (postman in BrE) 郵遞員◇The mail carrier didn't deliver the mail on Friday.郵遞員週五沒有送郵件。➤drop (NAmE) 信箱➤box (usually mailbox) , slot (both NAmE) (both letter box in BrE) 郵箱；投信槽➤coach, train, truck (NAmE) 郵車；郵政列車；郵政卡車➤fraud郵件詐騙➤bomb (letter bomb in BrE) 郵件炸彈PREPOSITION➤by mail用郵寄方式◇Send it by registered mail.將其用掛號信寄出。➤in the mail在郵件中◇My reply is in the mail.我的答覆寫在信裏。◇Is there anything interesting in the mail?郵件中有什麼有意思的內容嗎？
mail

verb

 (especially NAmE) ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤direct, directly直接郵寄➤back, out寄回；寄出◇Mailing out information can be very expensive.寄出信息有可能價格不菲。PREPOSITION➤to寄給◇The brochures are mailed direct to members.宣傳小冊子直接寄到會員手中。

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