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单词 post office
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Definition of post office in English:

post office

noun
  • 1The public department or corporation responsible for postal services and (in some countries) telecommunications.

    邮局,邮电局

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But she added the project now needed sustained support and for people to patronise the post office if the service was to be safe in the future.
    • Government still attempts this, with its ridiculous post office and public utility monopolies.
    • The council is exploring the option of having a community post office service provided within the village.
    • After all that you can only use the post office account for benefits, not general money transactions.
    • Americans now get so much junk mail that the post office is recommending that we buy bigger mailboxes.
    • Many customers fear they will be left without the post office's services permanently.
    • The strike is set to halt postal delivery and post office counter service in the London area.
    • I was so surprised that the health region would trust the post office to get a letter to me in less than five business days.
    • While the petition may win this battle, I don't see the war being won by the post office unless it captures more business.
    • They operate entirely online, and you pay cheques in via mail or at the post office.
    • Why is it legal to send junk mail via the post office, but if you send it by email it's suddenly illegal?
    • For the first time in many years An Post recorded a loss on its post office business.
    • Benefits books sent to the post office by the department had been kept, in effect stolen.
    • The point is that money is made by the post office with every transaction that is made there.
    • His first civil service job was at the post office as a clerk, so he naturally saw the value of images on stamps.
    • Freepost is provided by the post office and all involved in the service are volunteers.
    • He was siphoning off funds from the post office to prop up his flagging retail business, Croydon Crown Court heard.
    • Martha worked for the post office and also attended classes at the University of Calgary.
    Synonyms
    post, letters, packages, parcels, correspondence, communications, airmail
    1. 1.1 A building where postal business is transacted.
      邮局大楼,邮电局大楼
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There were proposals to turn the old post office into a Royal Mail sorting office but to date no plans have been forthcoming.
      • One can grab a bite at one of the many food outlets, shop for memories at souvenir stalls and mail a letter from the tiny post office.
      • The next day, he had two errands to run - one was to the post office to mail Laurie's letter.
      • When choosing sites for new developments we still place great importance on having a post office and other public amenities nearby.
      • We decided to skip the second alternative since the employees at the post office were sour like lemons and equally helpful.
      • In the end I did choose to use the Royal Mail service which enables you to collect the parcel from a local post office for a fee of 50p.
      • Walk boldly to the post office to send your snail mail, munching on a daily apple as you admire green spaces along the way.
      • Karen went to the post office this morning to mail some letters I had written.
      • Much in the same way individual mailboxes at a post office receive envelopes of mail.
      • They drove to the post office to mail the letter in case someone found it before it could be posted.
      • I found it hard to bear the service in the railway ticket office, the post office, the bank, etc.
      • I placed my name on a recent letter to the editor about the lousy service at the local post office and I am not sorry that I did.
      • A few minutes later Mark called her down so she could go with him to the post office to mail the letters.
      • He also said the nearby post office would be collecting letters and parcels while the box was sealed.
      • I picked up a package from the post office on Friday - it was an Easter egg mailed to me by my parents.
      • I picked up the registered letter from the post office, and sure enough it's a notice to vacate.
      • The jury heard that the robberies at the service station and the post office were committed within six hours of each other last April.
      • A decade later there were no less than four churches, as well as a public school and post office.
      • Then I sat down and made out a $200 check to the Rag and drove down to the post office to mail it.
      • In the interim people may use the service of any other post office.
      • Bring your mail to the post office or secure mail box rather than leaving it in a rural box.
  • 2US A game, played especially by children, in which imaginary letters are delivered in exchange for kisses.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • So how do you play Post Office? What are the rules?"
    • They met, played ‘post office’ on three dates, got married in 1970, and have been together ever since.
    • I remember playing Post Office, but I don't remember exactly how it worked - it's funny, but I don't remember any of the boys I kissed, either.

Definition of post office in US English:

post office

nounˈpoʊst ˌɔfəs
  • 1The public department or corporation responsible for mail services and (in some countries) telecommunications; the postal service.

    邮局,邮电局

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But she added the project now needed sustained support and for people to patronise the post office if the service was to be safe in the future.
    • They operate entirely online, and you pay cheques in via mail or at the post office.
    • Martha worked for the post office and also attended classes at the University of Calgary.
    • Why is it legal to send junk mail via the post office, but if you send it by email it's suddenly illegal?
    • The strike is set to halt postal delivery and post office counter service in the London area.
    • Government still attempts this, with its ridiculous post office and public utility monopolies.
    • After all that you can only use the post office account for benefits, not general money transactions.
    • Americans now get so much junk mail that the post office is recommending that we buy bigger mailboxes.
    • His first civil service job was at the post office as a clerk, so he naturally saw the value of images on stamps.
    • I was so surprised that the health region would trust the post office to get a letter to me in less than five business days.
    • For the first time in many years An Post recorded a loss on its post office business.
    • Freepost is provided by the post office and all involved in the service are volunteers.
    • The council is exploring the option of having a community post office service provided within the village.
    • Many customers fear they will be left without the post office's services permanently.
    • He was siphoning off funds from the post office to prop up his flagging retail business, Croydon Crown Court heard.
    • The point is that money is made by the post office with every transaction that is made there.
    • While the petition may win this battle, I don't see the war being won by the post office unless it captures more business.
    • Benefits books sent to the post office by the department had been kept, in effect stolen.
    Synonyms
    post, letters, packages, parcels, correspondence, communications, airmail
    1. 1.1 A building where postal business is transacted.
      邮局大楼,邮电局大楼
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Walk boldly to the post office to send your snail mail, munching on a daily apple as you admire green spaces along the way.
      • Much in the same way individual mailboxes at a post office receive envelopes of mail.
      • In the end I did choose to use the Royal Mail service which enables you to collect the parcel from a local post office for a fee of 50p.
      • We decided to skip the second alternative since the employees at the post office were sour like lemons and equally helpful.
      • Bring your mail to the post office or secure mail box rather than leaving it in a rural box.
      • The jury heard that the robberies at the service station and the post office were committed within six hours of each other last April.
      • I placed my name on a recent letter to the editor about the lousy service at the local post office and I am not sorry that I did.
      • There were proposals to turn the old post office into a Royal Mail sorting office but to date no plans have been forthcoming.
      • I picked up the registered letter from the post office, and sure enough it's a notice to vacate.
      • The next day, he had two errands to run - one was to the post office to mail Laurie's letter.
      • A few minutes later Mark called her down so she could go with him to the post office to mail the letters.
      • Karen went to the post office this morning to mail some letters I had written.
      • Then I sat down and made out a $200 check to the Rag and drove down to the post office to mail it.
      • I picked up a package from the post office on Friday - it was an Easter egg mailed to me by my parents.
      • He also said the nearby post office would be collecting letters and parcels while the box was sealed.
      • They drove to the post office to mail the letter in case someone found it before it could be posted.
      • A decade later there were no less than four churches, as well as a public school and post office.
      • I found it hard to bear the service in the railway ticket office, the post office, the bank, etc.
      • When choosing sites for new developments we still place great importance on having a post office and other public amenities nearby.
      • In the interim people may use the service of any other post office.
      • One can grab a bite at one of the many food outlets, shop for memories at souvenir stalls and mail a letter from the tiny post office.
  • 2US A game, played especially by children, in which imaginary letters are delivered in exchange for kisses.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They met, played ‘post office’ on three dates, got married in 1970, and have been together ever since.
    • So how do you play Post Office? What are the rules?"
    • I remember playing Post Office, but I don't remember exactly how it worked - it's funny, but I don't remember any of the boys I kissed, either.
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