
英:/'ˈpəʊstl/ 美:/'ˈpoʊstl/
複數:postals
GMAT
adj. 郵政的;郵局的
n. 明信片
The postal service has also developed rapidly due to the rise of online shopping.
由于網購的興起,郵政服務也得到了迅速發展。
I received a postal from a friend from Japan.
我收到了朋友從日本寄來的明信片。
Your letter was returned because of the incorrect postal address.
由于郵寄地址不正确,您的信件被退回。
That postal company is slow. Maybe you should try a different company.
那個郵遞公司很慢。或許你應該試一下别的公司。
What postal company did you go with?
你選的哪家郵遞公司?
My application was held up by the postal strike.
我的申請因郵政部門罷工而耽擱了。
The postal service has been trying to cut costs.
郵政系統一直在試圖削減成本。
Postal workers are getting a 5.2% pay rise, backdated to February.
郵政員工的工資将提高5.2%,追溯至二月份起算。
Compensation for lost or damaged mail will be handled by the postal service.
丢失或損壞郵件的賠償事宜将由郵政部門處理。
Payments must be made in U.S. dollars by a bank draft drawn to the order of the United Nations Postal Administration.
付款必須用開給*********郵政管理處的銀行彙票,并以美元支付。
postal service
郵電業
postal savings
郵政儲金
postal code
郵政編碼,郵遞區號
postal address
郵政地址;通訊地址
postal order
n. 郵政彙票
n.|post card;明信片
"Postal"是英語中一個多用途的形容詞,主要含義分為兩大類:
作為形容詞,"postal"指代與郵局、郵件投遞或郵政服務相關的事務,例如:
在美式英語俚語中,短語"go postal"表示因壓力過大而突然暴怒甚至失控。這一用法源于1990年代美國多起郵局員工暴力事件的社會報道,後被廣泛用于描述情緒爆發。
"Postal"源自拉丁語"postalis",與"post"(驿站、郵政)相關。牛津英語詞典(Oxford English Dictionary)将其定義為"relating to the post office or mail services",韋氏詞典(Merriam-Webster)則補充了俚語含義。
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“Postal”是一個多義詞,主要用法如下:
表示與郵政系統、郵件遞送相關的事物,常見搭配包括:
在美式英語口語中可指代明信片(postcard)。
例:She sent me a postal from Paris.(她從巴黎寄了一張明信片給我。)
注意:實際使用中,形容詞用法占主導,名詞用法需結合具體語境判斷。
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