post
noun uk/pəʊst/ us/poʊst/
(LETTERS)
A2 [ U ] mainly UK (US usually mail)邮件
letters, etc. that are delivered to homes or places of work
I'd been away for a few days so I had a lot of post waiting for me. 我离开了几天，所以有好多信件等着我处理。
My secretary usually opens my post, unless it's marked "private". 除非写有“亲启”，否则通常由我的秘书来拆我的信件。
Has the post come/arrived yet? 信件到了吗？
Synonyms: correspondence (WRITING)mail (LETTERS/PACKAGES)
A2 [ U ] mainly UK (US usually mail)邮政，邮递
the public system that exists for the collecting and delivering of letters
My letter must have got lost in the post. 我的信肯定在邮递中丢失了。
If you don't want to take it there, you can just send it by post. 你不想送去的话，可以邮寄。
[ S ] UK收集（或投递）邮件的时间;邮班
the time during the day when letters, etc. are collected or delivered
I missed the post this morning. 我错过了上午的邮班。
Did you manage to catch the post? 你赶上邮班了吗？
- More examples
- Many thanks for your lovely long letter which arrived in this morning's post.
- The post comes twice daily.
- The package had been badly crushed in the post.
- Every Christmas thousands of people are drafted in to help with the post.
- The letter must have gone astray in the post.
(JOB)
B2 [ C ]职位，职务
a job in a company or organization
Teaching posts are advertised in Tuesday's edition of the paper. 星期二的报纸上有招聘教师的广告。
She's held the post for 13 years. 她担任该职已有13年之久。
They have several vacant posts. 他们有几个职位空缺。
Synonyms: appointment (JOB)job (EMPLOYMENT)position (RANK)situation
Compare: employment (WORK)postingwork noun (ACTIVITY)
- More examples
- She rose to the exalted post of Foreign Secretary after only three years in the government.
- I'm sorry, the post has already been filled.
- She has been removed from her post as managing director.
- Without a doubt, she's the strongest candidate we've interviewed for the post.
- Chief Inspector of Schools is a very challenging and high-profile post.
(POLE)
[ C ]柱，杆，桩
a vertical stick or pole stuck into the ground, usually to support something or show a position
[ C ]（用作构词成分）杆，柱
used as a combining form
a lamppost 路灯柱
a signpost 路标
the post （赛马的）终点柱，终点标志;起点柱
in the sport of horse racing, the place where the race finishes or, less often, the place from which the race starts
It was a photo finish at the post.
Bloomer's Pride pulled ahead right before the post.
- More examples
- He caught the rope and knotted it around a post.
- a fence post
- The gate won't stay open, so we'll have to secure it to that post.
- The first stage of building the fence is sinking the posts into the ground.
- They moved the goal posts wider apart.
(PLACE)
[ C ]岗位；（尤指士兵的）哨所
the particular place where someone works, especially where a soldier is told to be for military duty, usually as a guard
The soldier was disciplined for deserting his post. 这个士兵因为擅离岗位而受到处分。
I was ordered to remain at my post until the last customer had left. 我奉命要坚守自己的岗位直到最后一名顾客离开。
(MESSAGE)
internet & telecoms 网站上公布的信息;帖子
something such as a message or picture that you publish on a website or using social media
Lots of people have commented on my post. 许多人给我的帖子加了评论。
You can change your privacy settings so that only certain people can see your posts. 你可以修改你的隐私设定，只让某些人看到你的帖子。
post
verb uk/pəʊst/ us/poʊst/
(LETTERS)
A2 [ T ] UK (US mail)邮寄，寄
to send a letter or parcel by post
Did you remember to post my letter? 你记得帮我寄信了吗？
I must post that parcel (off) or she won't get it in time for her birthday. 我得把包裹寄走，否则她过生日就不能及时收到了。
[ + two objects ] Could you post me the details/post the details to me? 你能否把详细资料寄给我？
[ T ] UK把…塞入信箱
to put an object through a letterbox (= special opening in a door)
Just post the key through the door after you've locked it. 门锁上后就把钥匙从门上的信箱里塞进去。
- More examples
- She gave me her assurance that she would post the cheque immediately.
- Please remind me to post this letter when we're out - I keep forgetting.
- I had posted the card two months previously.
- My husband generally posts our letters on his way to work.
- I posted the parcel over a week ago - it should have reached you by now.
(PLACE)
C2 [ T ]派驻；使驻守
to send someone to a particular place to work
He's been posted to Pakistan for six months. 他被派到巴基斯坦工作6个月。
Guards were posted at all the doors. 所有门口处都布置了卫兵。
(MESSAGE)
[ T ]张贴，公布
to stick or pin a notice on a wall in order to make it publicly known
Company announcements are usually posted (up) on the noticeboard. 公司通告通常张贴在布告栏里。
B1 [ I or T ] internet & telecoms （在网站上）公布，发布（信息）;发（帖）
to publish something such as a message or picture on a website or using social media
I never post anything on the Internet that I wouldn't want my boss to see. 我从来没有在互联网上发布任何我不想让我老板看到的东西。
She hardly ever posts on Facebook. 她几乎从未在脸书上发消息。
Somebody's been posting obscene messages in this chat room. 有人一直在这个聊天室里发布淫秽信息。
(PAY)
US支付（尤指保释金等）
to pay money, especially so that a person who has been accused of committing a crime can be free until their trial
She has agreed to post bail for her brother. 她已同意为她兄弟支付保释金。
(RESULTS)
公布（公司）财务结果
to announce a company's financial results
The oil company posted profits of $25.1 billion. 石油公司公布利润为251亿美元。