| 单词 | post |
| 释义 | Word Frequency post 1(pəʊst) noun 1. a length of wood, metal, etc, fixed upright in the ground to serve as a support, marker, point of attachment, etc 2. horse racing a. either of two upright poles marking the beginning (starting post) and end (winning post) of a racecourse b. the finish of a horse race 3. any of the main upright supports of a piece of furniture, such as a four-poster bed verb (transitive) 4. (sometimes foll by up) to fasten or put up (a notice) in a public place 5. to announce by means of or as if by means of a poster to post banns 6. to publish (a name) on a list Word origin Old English, from Latin postis; related to Old High German first ridgepole, Greek pastas colonnadeWord Frequency post 2(pəʊst) noun 1. a position to which a person is appointed or elected; appointment; job 2. a position or station to which a person, such as a sentry, is assigned for duty 3. a permanent military establishment 4. British either of two military bugle calls (first post and last post) ordering or giving notice of the time to retire for the night 5. trading post (sense 1), trading post (sense 2) verb 6. (transitive) to assign to or station at a particular place or position 7. mainly British to transfer to a different unit or ship on taking up a new appointment, etc Word origin C16: from French poste, from Italian posto, ultimately from Latin pōnere to placeWord Frequency post 3(pəʊst) noun 1. mainly British letters, packages, etc, that are transported and delivered by the Post Office; mail 2. mainly British a single collection or delivery of mail 3. British an official system of mail delivery 4. an item of data made publicly available via the internet 5. (formerly) any of a series of stations furnishing relays of men and horses to deliver mail over a fixed route 6. a rider who carried mail between such stations 7. British another word for pillar box 8. British short for post office 9. a size of writing or printing paper, 151⁄4 by 19 inches or 161⁄2 by 21 inches (large post) 10. any of various book sizes, esp 51⁄4 by 81⁄4 inches (post octavo) and 81⁄4 by 101⁄4 inches (post quarto) 11. by return of post verb 12. (transitive) mainly British to send by post US and Canadian word: mail13. (transitive) to make (data) publicly available via the internet 14. (transitive) accounting a. to enter (an item) in a ledger b. (often foll by up) to compile or enter all paper items in (a ledger) 15. (transitive) to inform of the latest news (esp in the phrase keep someone posted) 16. (intransitive) (of a rider) to rise from and reseat oneself in a saddle in time with the motions of a trotting horse; perform a rising trot 17. (intransitive) (formerly) to travel with relays of post horses 18. archaic to travel or dispatch with speed; hasten adverb 19. with speed; rapidly 20. by means of post horses Word origin C16: via French from Italian poste, from Latin posita something placed, from pōnere to put, placeWord Frequency POSTabbreviation for point of sales terminal Word Frequency post-prefix 1. after in time or sequence; following; subsequent postgraduate 2. behind; posterior to postorbital Word origin from Latin, from post after, behind |
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