post

英 [pəʊst] 美 [post]
  • n. 岗位;邮件;标杆
  • vt. 张贴;公布;邮递;布置
  • vi. 快速行进
  • n. (Post)人名;(英、西、捷、瑞典、荷)波斯特

助记提示


1. post (n.1): "a timber set upright, pillar", from Latin postis "door, post, doorpost," perhaps from por- "forth" (see pro-) + stare "stand". => post (v.1): "to affix (a paper, etc.) to a post" (in a public place), hence, "to make known".
2. post (n.2): post- => post. "place when on duty, place where one is stationed, station for post horses, job, position".
3. post (n.3): "mail system", "riders and horses posted at intervals," from post (n.2) on notion of riders and horses "posted" at intervals along a route to speed mail in relays.

双语例句


1. We post up a set of rules for the house.
我们张贴了一份房屋生活守则。

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2. He flipped through the post without opening any of it.
他飞快地翻了一下邮件,但一封也没有打开。

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3. Now look yonder, just beyond the wooden post there.
看那边,就在木头柱子的旁边。

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4. He really was one of the finest boxers in post-war Britain.
他确实是战后英国最优秀的拳击手之一。

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5. The pilot wisely decided to return to Farnborough post haste.
飞行员明智地决定尽快返回法恩伯勒。

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