| 单词 | surface mail |
| 释义 | surface mail noun[U] uk/ˈsɜː.fɪs ˌmeɪl/us/ˈsɝː.fɪs ˌmeɪl/a way ofsendingletters,parcels, etc. byroad,sea, ortrainand not byaircraft, or thingssentin this way: 平邮，平信，普通邮件Isenttheparcelbysurfacemail.我用平邮把包裹寄了出去。 Communications - the postal system
surface mail| Business Englishsurface mail noun[U] ukusCOMMUNICATIONS,TRANSPORT theservicein whichletters,packages, etc., aresentbyroad,ship, ortrain,ratherthan byplane, ormailthat issentin this way: send sth (by) surface mailIsentthepackagebysurfacemail. Surfacemailtakesmuchlongertoarrive. Compare airmail Examplesofsurface mailsurface mail The ' laboratory reporting in most state health departments is stillsurfacemail, with a measured 10-14 day time lag in some states ' (page 23). From theCambridge English Corpus These concessions allow air mail letters weighing up to one ounce, andsurfacemailletters up to two ounces, to be sent home free. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Parcels sent bysurfacemailshould normally arrive in about three weeks, and, although they cannot be registered, they may be insured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Most of thesurfacemailaffected is now moving again although there is still a backlog. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Surfacemailnecessarily takes considerably longer and five weeks is about the minimum time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The time taken for magazines and parcels sent bysurfacemailis normally 55 to 60 days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The average time forsurfacemailhas been reduced from 54 to 43 days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The consultation pack was accompanied by a consultation feedback questionnaire which could be returned both viasurfacemailor completed on-line. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Any such press releases are sent by electronic orsurfacemail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have now reached my fourth hurdle, and that is a matter ofsurfacemail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Members of the forces overseas enjoy concessionary postal rates on air mail letters and onsurfacemail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no saving at all because, normally, all the traffic goes bysurfacemail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Surfacemailis still free, and a penny halfpenny an ounce for air mail is not unreasonable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Three to four days for airmail letters, about three weeks forsurfacemailand three to five weeks for parcels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If there is no airgraph service the airgraph is sent by ordinarysurfacemailand the sender is advised by post-card that this has been done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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