mail

常用用法

n. (名詞)

mail的基本意思是“郵政(制度),郵遞”,指通過郵局系統(tǒng)把信件或其他物(體)由一個地方寄到另外一個地方的行為,通常與the連用,只用作單數(shù)名詞或不可數(shù)名詞。
mail有時也可作“郵件,郵包”解,一般用作不可數(shù)名詞; 當(dāng)指“一次發(fā)送或收取的郵件”時,是可數(shù)名詞。

v. (動詞)

詞語辨析

n. (名詞)

mail, post

v. (動詞)

mail to, address to, post to

這三個短語結(jié)構(gòu)相同( v. + prep. ),意思相同(將某物寄給某人或某地),用法相同(接表示人或地點的名詞作賓語,可用于主、被動結(jié)構(gòu))。它們之間的區(qū)別在于使用場合上,作“寄信”解時可換用。例如:
Please address〔mail,post〕 the letter to Alaska.請將此信按地址寄至阿拉斯加。
而“寄包裹或其他物品”時英國人多用post to,美國人多用mail to。例如:
支票于昨日寄給您了。
The cheque was posted to you yesterday.
(BrE)
The check was mailed to you yesterday.
(AmE)

mail, deliver, dispatch, send, ship

這五個詞都有“送”的意思。它們之間的區(qū)別在于：
1.mail指將信件、包裹等物寄出去,強調(diào)將某物品寄送出去這一行為。
2.deliver指送貨。例如:
The goods will be delivered at noon tomorrow.明天中午交貨。
The farmers guarantee the quantity and quality of the vegetables that are delivered.農(nóng)民們保證交售蔬菜的質(zhì)量和數(shù)量。
3.dispatch可指上級向下級派遣人員〔部隊、艦隊〕等,強調(diào)緊急發(fā)出。例如:
A messenger was dispatched to take the news to the soldiers at the front.一名通訊員被派去給前線士兵送消息。
The allies agreed to dispatch reinforcements.同盟國同意派遣增援部隊。
4.send不涉及客體的內(nèi)容或方法。例如:
Let's all go to the airport to send him off.我們都到機場給他送行。
If any letters come after you've left,I'll send them on.如果你離開后,有信來了,我會轉(zhuǎn)寄去的。
Have you sent round the notice about the Christmas party yet?關(guān)于圣誕節(jié)晚會的通告,你是否已送出傳閱?
5.ship是指以水運、陸運、空運等方式運送貨物,現(xiàn)常用于商業(yè)。例如:
Some fruit doesn't ship well.有些水果不便運送。
The goods were shipped last week.貨物已于上周裝船運走。

mail，post

mail

常用用法