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单词 posts
释义

post

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noun (1)

ˈpōst How to pronounce post (audio)
1
: a piece (as of timber or metal) fixed firmly in an upright position especially as a stay or support : pillar, column
2
: a pole or stake set up to mark or indicate something
especially : a pole that marks the starting or finishing point of a horse race
3
a
: goalpost
b
: a football passing play in which the receiver runs downfield before turning towards the middle of the field
4
: the metal stem of a pierced earring
5
: a metallic fitting attached to an electrical device (such as a storage battery) for convenience in making connections

post

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verb (1)

posted; posting; posts

transitive verb

1
: to affix to a usual place (such as a wall) for public notices : placard
2
a
: to publish, announce, or advertise by or as if by use of a placard
b
: to denounce by public notice
c
: to enter on a public listing
d
: to forbid (property) to trespassers under penalty of legal prosecution by notices placed along the boundaries
e
: score
posted a 70 in the final round
3
: to publish (something, such as a message) in an online forum (such as an electronic message board)

post

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noun (2)

1
: something (such as a message) that is published online
2
chiefly British
a
: a nation's organization for handling mail
also : the mail handled
b(1)
: a single dispatch of mail
(2)
: letter sense 2a
c
: post office
d
: postbox
3
archaic
a
: one of a series of stations for keeping horses for relays
b
: the distance between any two such consecutive stations : stage
4
obsolete : courier

post

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verb (2)

posted; posting; posts

transitive verb

1
: to make familiar with a subject : inform
kept her posted on the latest gossip
2
: mail
post a letter
3
a
: to transfer or carry from a book of original entry to a ledger
b
: to make transfer entries in
4
archaic : to dispatch in haste

intransitive verb

1
: to rise from the saddle and return to it in rhythm with a horse's trot
2
: to ride or travel with haste : hurry
3
: to travel with post-horses

post

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adverb

: with post-horses : express

post

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noun (3)

1
a
: the place at which a soldier is stationed
especially : a sentry's beat or station
b
: a station or task to which one is assigned
c
: the place at which a body of troops is stationed : camp
d
: a local subdivision of a veterans' organization
e
: one of two bugle calls sounded (as in the British army) at tattoo
2
a
: an office or position to which a person is appointed
b
: an area on a basketball court that is located just outside the free throw lane usually near the basket
also : the offensive position of a player occupying the post
3
a
: trading post, settlement
b
: a trading station on the floor of a stock exchange

post

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verb (3)

posted; posting; posts

transitive verb

1
a
: to station in a given place
guards were posted at the doors
b
: to carry ceremoniously to a position
posting the colors
2
chiefly British : to assign to a unit, position, or location (as in the military or civil service)
3
: to put up
O'Brien claims city cops roughed him up and refused to let him post bond. Jeffrey Ressner

post-

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prefix

1
a
: after : subsequent : later
postdate
b
: behind : posterior : following after
postlude
postconsonantal
2
a
: subsequent to : later than
postoperative
b
: posterior to
postorbital

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • column
  • pier
  • pilaster
  • pillar
  • stanchion

Verb (1)

  • placard

Noun (2)

  • correspondence
  • mail
  • matter
  • parcel post
  • snail mail

Verb (2)

  • mail

Noun (3)

  • assignment
  • brief
  • business
  • charge
  • detail
  • job
  • mission
  • operation

Verb (3)

  • detail
  • station
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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English, from Latin postis; probably akin to Latin por- forward and to Latin stare to stand — more at portend, stand

Noun (2)

Middle French poste relay station, courier, from Old Italian posta relay station, from feminine of posto, past participle of porre to place, from Latin ponere — more at position

Noun (3)

Middle French poste, from Old Italian posto, from past participle of porre to place

Prefix

Middle English, from Latin, from post; akin to Lithuanian pas at, Greek apo away from — more at of

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

circa 1640, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Noun (2)

1507, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Verb (2)

1533, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3

Adverb

1549, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1562, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Verb (3)

1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

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noun

ˈpōst How to pronounce post (audio)
: a piece of material (as metal or wood) placed firmly in an upright position and used especially as a support or marker

post

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verb

posted; posting
1
: to fasten (as a notice or sign) to a suitable place (as a wall or bulletin board)
2
: to make known publicly as if by putting up a notice
A storm warning was posted for our area.
3
: to add (a message) to an online message board
4
: to forbid persons from entering or using by putting up warning notices
Officials posted the trout stream.

post

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noun

1
chiefly British : postal service
2
chiefly British : the mail handled by the post
3
chiefly British : a single shipment of mail
4
: something (as a message) published online

post

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verb

posted; posting
1
: to ride or travel quickly
Laurie meanwhile posted off to comfort Amy … Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
2
: to send by mail
3
: to make aware of recent news about something
Keep me posted.

post

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noun

1
: the place where a soldier or guard is stationed
2
: a place where a body of troops is stationed
3
: a place or office to which a person is appointed
4
: trading post

post

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verb

posted; posting
: to station in a given place
post a guard

post-

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prefix

: after : later : following : behind
postscript

Legal Definition

post

transitive verb

: to put up (as bond)
post bail

Biographical Definition

Post

biographical name

ˈpōst How to pronounce Post (audio)
Emily 1872–1960 née Price American columnist and writer

posts 1 of 6

noun (1)

plural of post, chiefly British
as in mails
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system the post always comes at tea time

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • mails
  • messages
  • correspondences
  • letters
  • cards
  • parcel posts
  • packages
  • matters
  • snail mail
  • shipments
  • registered mails
  • missives
  • notes
  • special deliveries
  • rural deliveries
  • postcards
  • certified mails
  • dispatches
  • epistles
  • postal cards
  • mailers
  • airmails
  • direct mails
  • printed matters
  • special handlings
  • bundles
  • junk mails
  • rural free deliveries
  • airposts

posts

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noun (2)

plural of post
1
as in jobs
a specific task with which a person or group is charged selling lemonade was my post at the church fair

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • jobs
  • assignments
  • missions
  • duties
  • details
  • responsibilities
  • operations
  • requirements
  • briefs
  • works
  • businesses
  • obligations
  • appointments
  • offices
  • charges
  • nominations
  • needs
  • commitments
  • commissions
  • promises
  • chores
  • errands
  • burdens
  • designations
  • labors
  • constraints
  • pledges
  • restraints
  • compulsions
2
as in positions
the place where someone is assigned to stand or remain he wisely stayed at his post during the emergency

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • positions
  • stations
  • quarters
  • assignments
  • jobs
  • details
  • operations
  • briefs
  • businesses
  • charges
3
as in appointments
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay she's held a number of teaching posts at local colleges

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • positions
  • jobs
  • appointments
  • places
  • situations
  • employments
  • connections
  • functions
  • postings
  • employs
  • billets
  • capacities
  • berths
  • works
  • offices
  • professions
  • occupations
  • spots
  • pursuits
  • vocations
  • tasks
  • businesses
  • careers
  • duties
  • services
  • callings
  • gigs
  • trades
  • engagements
  • missions
  • rackets
  • practices
  • lines
  • livelihoods
  • livings
  • lifeworks
  • practises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • avocations
  • unemployments

posts

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noun (3)

plural of post
as in columns
an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure hung the hammock between a tree and a post in the fence

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • columns
  • pilasters
  • pillars
  • piers
  • stanchions
  • caryatides
  • obelisks
  • caryatids
  • flying buttresses
  • piles
  • pilings
  • needles
  • pedestals
  • buttresses

posts

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of post
1
as in placards
to affix (as a notice) to or on a suitable place the student organizations generally post their announcements on the campus bulletin board

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • placards
  • publishes
  • announces
  • nails
  • broadcasts
  • bills
  • publicizes
  • plasters
  • promulgates
  • tacks (up)
  • blazes
  • calls
  • proclaims
  • advertises
  • declares

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • removes
  • takes down
2
as in announces
to make known openly or publicly posted the students' grades

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • announces
  • publishes
  • declares
  • proclaims
  • broadcasts
  • placards
  • advertises
  • releases
  • reports
  • runs with
  • promulgates
  • publicizes
  • flashes
  • sounds
  • trumpets
  • beats the drum (for or about)
  • bulletins
  • blazes
  • blares
  • gives out
  • blurbs
  • discloses
  • annunciates
  • features
  • reveals
  • heralds
  • blazons
  • billboards
  • enunciates
  • bills
  • shows
  • spreads
  • promotes
  • barks
  • gazettes
  • rings
  • cries
  • disseminates
  • tolls
  • introduces
  • plugs
  • calls (off or out)
  • puffs
  • notifies
  • informs
  • hands down
  • kithes
  • manifests
  • divulges
  • intimates
  • apprises
  • imparts
  • pitches
  • knells
  • communicates
  • advises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • silences
  • recalls
  • conceals
  • withholds
  • suppresses
  • retracts
  • revokes
  • hushes (up)
  • recants
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posts

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of post
as in details
to assign to a place or position the police are planning to post an officer outside the hospital room of the witness

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • details
  • stations
  • places
  • positions
  • sets
  • appoints

posts

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verb (3)

present tense third-person singular of post
as in addresses
to send through the postal system be sure to post the letter this afternoon

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • mails
  • addresses
  • ships
  • routes
  • dispatches
  • forwards
  • franks
  • airmails
  • registers
  • transmits
  • consigns
  • transports
  • remits
  • directs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • gets
  • receives
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