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单词 mail
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mailnoun

uk/meɪl/us/meɪl/

mail noun (LETTERS/PACKAGES)

A2 [ S or U ] UK also post the letters, etc. that are sent to or from people, or the system for sending letters, etc. from place to place:

She spent the morning reading and answering her mail.
All of our customers will be contacted by mail.
The book came in yesterday's mail.
Some strange things get sent through the mail.

More examples

  • Please redirect any mail that arrives for me to my address in Ottawa.
  • I'm afraid it's fairly mindless work - opening mail and keying data into a computer.
  • What time does the mail usually arrive in the morning?
  • We get two deliveries of mail a day.
  • Circulars and other junk mail go straight in the bin.

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Communications - the postal system

  • certified mail
  • consign
  • direct mail
  • express
  • mail slot
  • mailbag
  • mass mailing
  • p. and p.
  • parcel post
  • pillar box
  • pin code
  • PO
  • PO box
  • postmaster
  • shipping and handling
  • snail mail
  • stamped addressed envelope
  • surface mail
  • window
  • zip code

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mail noun (EMAIL)

A2 [ C or U ] email:

I had almost 50 unread mails in my inbox.
You have mail.

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Internet terminology

  • .co.uk
  • all-you-can-eat
  • API
  • app
  • banner
  • BBS
  • bitcoin
  • bounce
  • chill room
  • e-commerce
  • firewall
  • instant messaging
  • JPEG
  • posting
  • troll
  • vlog
  • VOD
  • Web 2.0
  • web hosting
  • web-enabled

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mail noun (COVERING)

[ U ] →  chain mail

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Arms & munitions in general

  • air-to-air
  • air-to-ground
  • ammo
  • ammunition
  • anti-aircraft
  • arsenal
  • battering ram
  • battledress
  • breastplate
  • bulletproof
  • catapult
  • CS gas
  • mustard gas
  • nerve gas
  • poison gas
  • sarin
  • stab vest
  • strategic
  • strategic weapon
  • tear gas

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mailverb [ T ]

uk/meɪl/us/meɪl/mainly US UK usually post

to send a letter, etc. or to email something:

She mailed it last week but it still hasn't arrived.
[ + two objects ] I promised to mail him the article/mail the article to him.

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Delivering and despatching

  • air drop
  • air-dash
  • airlift
  • consign
  • containerize
  • despatch
  • drop
  • enclose
  • fire
  • fire sth off
  • forward
  • funnel
  • get sth in
  • route
  • send
  • send sth in
  • send sth off
  • send sth on
  • shipping
  • trot

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Mailnoun

uk/meɪl/us/meɪl/

in the UK, used in the name of some newspapers:

the Daily Mail
the Hull Mail

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Newspapers & magazines

  • back copy
  • broadsheet
  • brochure
  • colour supplement
  • comic
  • daily paper
  • editorial
  • journal
  • lad mag
  • magazine
  • manga
  • monthly
  • organ
  • reader
  • Sunday paper
  • supermarket tabloid
  • tabloid
  • trade
  • tribune
  • weekly

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mailnoun

uk/meɪl/us

[ U or S ] UK also post COMMUNICATIONS a system for sending letters and packages from place to place:

Individuals using the mail to commit fraud are brought up on federal charges.
in/through the mail The cheque is in the mail.
by mail I could deliver it to you next week, or send it by mail today.
domestic/internal/international mail

[ U or S ] UK also post COMMUNICATIONS the letters and packages which are sent by post:

deliver/forward/send (sb) mail Please tell the post office to forward all mail to our new address.
get/receive mail We prefer to receive mail at our home office rather than in our stores.
check/open/read your mail If you check your mail on the way out, you can deposit any cheques you find in it.
deal with/handle the mail
incoming/outgoing mail Outgoing mail should be marked with your department's code.
express/first-class/second-class mail The cost of first-class mail will rise next year.
business/private mail

[ U ] COMMUNICATIONS, INTERNET →  email :

You have mail.
check/reply to/read your mail
mail message/client/server You need the address of your mail server before you can set up an account.
Mail

used in the name of some newspapers:

The Daily Mail
The Hull Mail

See also

airmail
bulk mail
certified mail
direct mail
email
flame mail
junk mail
mailing
post
registered mail
snail mail
surface mail

mailverb [ T ]

uk/meɪl/us

UK also post COMMUNICATIONS to send a letter or parcel:

mail sb sth I've mailed you your invitation to the opening.
mail sth to sb Mail your completed application to human resources.
We mailed it from Perth to Brisbane and it arrived in a day.

mainly UK COMMUNICATIONS, IT →  email verb :

I mailed them using the link on their website.
mail sth to sb Can't you just mail it to me as an attachment?

Phrasal verb(s)

mail sth out
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