postbox

中英词典：postbox

名词

postbox [ˈpəʊstbɒks] (复数：postboxes [ˈpəʊstbɒks])

1. （街头的）邮筒；邮箱。
2. （大楼内或街角的）邮件投递处；邮局。
3. （电子邮件的）发件箱。

形容词

postbox [ˈpəʊstbɒks]

1. 邮筒的；邮箱的。
2. 邮件投递处的；邮局的。

词语辨析

邮筒（postbox）与邮箱（letter box）在英国口语中多用作同义词，但在美国，邮箱（mailbox）更常用。

词汇扩充

post office（邮局）；mail（邮件）；letter（信件）；mail slot（邮件投递口）

近义词

mailbox；letter box；mail drop

反义词

post office；mail delivery

柯林斯词典（Collins Dictionary）

A postbox is a metal box in the street or other public place, where you put letters and packets to be collected. In Britain, postboxes are red.

牛津词典（Oxford Dictionary）

A postbox is a public box into which you can put letters and packages so that they can be collected and sent to someone.

用法

常用词组：red postbox（红色邮筒）；postbox slot（邮筒投递口）；postbox collection（邮筒收信）

相关例句

1. There is a postbox on the corner of the street.（街角有一个邮筒。）
2. I dropped the letter into the postbox.（我把信投进了邮筒。）
3. The nearest postbox is just around the corner.（最近的邮筒就在拐角处。）
4. She checked her postbox every morning.（她每天早上都会查看她的邮箱。）
5. Please make sure the letter fits through the postbox slot.（请确保信件可以通过邮筒投递口。）
6. He went to the postbox to post the package.（他去邮筒寄包裹。）
7. The postbox is emptied twice a day.（邮筒每天清空两次。）
8. The boy eagerly ran to the postbox to check for any letters.（男孩急切地跑到邮筒去查看是否有信件。）
9. She found a small key in her postbox.（她在邮箱中找到了一把小钥匙。）
10. He received a surprise gift in his postbox.（他在邮箱中收到了一份惊喜礼物。）
11. The old postbox was replaced with a new one.（旧邮箱被换成了新的。）
12. I have to go to the postbox before the collection time.（我必须在邮筒清空前去一趟。）
13. The postbox is conveniently located near the station.（邮筒就在车站附近，很方便。）
14. She dropped the letter into the red postbox.（她把信投进了红色邮筒。）
15. The postbox was overflowing with mail.（邮筒里塞满了信件。）
16. He checked his postbox every day in anticipation of receiving a reply.（他每天都会查看邮箱，期待得到回信。）
17. The mail carrier emptied the postbox and continued on the route.（邮递员清空了邮筒然后继续送信。）
18. She received a package too large to fit into the postbox.（她收到了一个太大装不进邮箱的包裹。）
19. He dropped his phone into the postbox by accident.（他不小心把手机掉进了邮筒里。）
20. The postbox is conveniently located near the office building.（邮筒就在办公楼附近，很方便。）
21. I always check my postbox for any important letters.（我总是查看我的邮箱是否有重要信件。）