Word · Frequency #21441
letterbox
邮筒
A public box in the street for posting letters.
- 1.
A hidden container that holds a logbook and rubber stamp, found by following clues as a form of recreation.
一种通过线索寻找的隐藏容器,内装日志和橡皮图章,供娱乐之用。
- 2.
A rectangular hole or slot.
长方形孔洞或缝隙。
邮箱；信箱；投信口；一种通过线索寻找的隐藏容器,内装日志和橡皮图章,供娱乐之用。；长方形孔洞或缝隙。；邮箱
In use
I found a parcel inside the letterbox this morning.
The letterbox in the front door makes it easy to receive mail.
There are two red letterboxes near the station.
push sth through the letterbox
此处letterbox指门上的投信口。
She pushed the card through the letterbox.
她把卡片从投信口塞了进去。
the letterbox be full of sth
用full of表示“满是……”，letterbox指收取信件的信箱。
The letterbox is full of post.
信箱里堆满了邮件。
there be a letterbox + 地点状语
这里letterbox指用于寄信的邮筒。
There is a letterbox outside the post office.
Connections
Collocations
- drop a letter in the letterbox
- 把信投进邮筒
- I dropped a letter in the letterbox on my way to work.我在上班途中把信投进了邮筒。
- through the letterbox
- 从投信口（塞进/递进）
- The postman pushed the envelope through the letterbox.邮递员把信封从投信口塞了进去。
- letterbox flap
- 投信口盖
- He painted the letterbox flap red.他把投信口盖漆成了红色。
- check the letterbox
- 查看邮箱/信箱
- Could you check the letterbox for mail?你能看一下邮箱里有没有邮件吗？
- communal letterboxes
- 公用信箱
- The communal letterboxes in our building are locked.我们楼里的公用信箱是上锁的。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 letter(信)和 box(箱)拼在一起：装信的小箱子，就是邮筒/投信口。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：residential mail delivery、public postal drop-off 该词作名词时的语域较中性，通常用于日常收信或寄信场景；在英式英语中多指住宅的投信口或信箱，在美式英语中则常换用其他说法。语域会因地区和具体使用场合而有变化，一般不特别正式或非正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -box (/bɑːks/) rhyme with letterbox: box, mailbox, sandbox, soapbox, pillbox. Note that letter (/ˈlɛtər/) shares the initial spelling and sound but does not rhyme with the whole word.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.