- a long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used to support something or as a marker柱, 杆, 桩, 标桩：
follow the blue posts until the track meets a forestry road.
沿着蓝色柱子前行, 直到小径跟林间路会合为止。
- a goalpost球门柱：
Robertson, at the near post, headed wide.
罗伯逊, 朝附近的球门柱带球, 大力顶球。
the post
a starting post or winning post起点柱; 终点柱。
- with obj.（常作be posted）display (a notice) in a public place张贴（通知）：
a curt notice had been posted on the door
门上贴了一张简报
the exam results were posted up.
考试结果已经张榜公布了。
- announce or publish (something, especially a financial result)宣布, 公布（尤指财务报表）：
the company posted a £460,000 loss.
该公司宣布亏损了460,000英镑。
- (of a player or team) achieve or record (a particular score or result)（运动员, 参赛队）取得（成绩）, 创造（纪录）：
Smith and Lamb posted a century partnership.
史密斯和拉姆创造了世纪搭档的记录。
- with obj. and complement publish the name of (a member of the armed forces) as missing or dead宣布（军人）失踪（或死亡）：
a whole troop had been posted missing.
整个一支军队被宣布失踪。
- Computing make (information) available on the Internet【计算机】发帖子。
- put notices on or in在…上张贴通知; 在…里面张贴通知：
we have posted all the bars.
我们在所有酒吧里都张贴了通知。
- no obj. send a message to an Internet bulletin board or newsgroup（向网上论坛、新闻组）发帖子。
go（或come）to post
- (of a racehorse) start a race（赛马）开跑。
post up
- Basketball play in a position near the basket, along the side of the key【篮球】打罚球区边位。
- mass noun chiefly Brit. the official service or system that delivers letters and parcels〈主英〉邮政, 邮递：
winners will be notified by post
我们会以邮寄方式通知获胜者
the tickets are in the post.
票正在邮寄途中。
- letters and parcels delivered邮件：
she was opening her post.
她正在拆她的邮件。
- in sing. a single collection or delivery of letters or parcels一次收邮; 一次投递：
entries must be received no later than first post on Friday 14th June.
收到条目的日期最迟不得晚于6月14日星期五的第一班收邮。
- used in names of newspapers用于报纸名称邮报：
the Washington Post.
《华盛顿邮报》。
- historical one of a series of couriers who carried mail on horseback between fixed stages〈史〉驿马送信员。
- archaic a person or vehicle that carries mail〈古〉邮差, 邮车。
- with obj. chiefly Brit. send (a letter or parcel) via the postal system〈主英〉投寄, 邮寄：
I've just been to post a letter
我刚刚邮寄了一封信
post off your order form today.
今天把你的订单邮寄出去。
- with obj.(in bookkeeping) enter (an item) in a ledger（记账用语）将…入账：
post the transaction in the second column.
将交易记入第二栏。
- complete (a ledger) in this way将…过账。
- no obj., with adverbial historical travel with relays of horses〈史〉乘驿马旅行：
we posted in an open carriage.
我们乘坐一辆敞篷马车旅行。
- with adverbial of direction archaic travel with haste; hurry〈古〉匆忙赶路; 急行：
he comes posting up the street.
他从街上匆忙赶来。
- archaic with haste〈古〉匆忙地, 赶快地：
come now, come post.
现在就来, 赶快来。
keep someone posted
- keep someone informed of the latest developments or news让某人了解最新进展; 为某人提供最新消息。
- a position of paid employment; a job职位, 职务; 工作：
he resigned from the post of Foreign Minister
他辞去了外交部部长职位
a teaching post.
教师工作。
- a place where someone is on duty or where a particular activity is carried out岗位：
a shift worker asleep at his post
在岗位上睡着了的倒班工人
a customs post.
海关职位。
- a place where a soldier, guard, or police officer is stationed or which they patrol哨位, 巡逻地, 指挥所：
he gave the two armed men orders not to leave their posts
他命令两位武装人员不准离开哨位
a command post.
指挥所。
- N. Amer. a force stationed at a permanent position or camp; a garrison〈北美〉驻军; 卫戍部队。
- US a local group in an organization of military veterans〈美〉退伍军人协会地方分会。
- historical the status or rank of full-grade captain in the Royal Navy〈史〉皇家海军大舰长身份（或级别）：
Captain Miller was made post in 1796.
米勒船长1796年被任命为皇家海军大舰长。
- send (someone) to a particular place to take up an appointment委派：
he was posted to Washington as military attaché.
他被派往华盛顿担任武官。
- station (someone, especially a soldier, guard, or police officer) in a particular place设置, 安排：
a guard was posted at the entrance.
入口处布置了警卫。
- subsequent to; after在…之后：
American poetry post the 1950s hasn't had the same impact.
20世纪50年代以后的美国诗歌没有再产生同样的影响。