Dictionary entry
mail service
noun
邮政服务;邮件投递服务
the system or service for collecting, transporting, and delivering letters and packages; postal service
邮政服务
In use
The mail service in rural areas is often slower than in cities.
Our company relies on a reliable mail service to send invoices to clients.
Have you checked the mail service schedule for packages overseas?
mail service + is + adjective
常用形容词有reliable、efficient、fast等。
The mail service is very reliable.
这项邮政服务非常可靠。
verb + mail service
常见动词有use、provide、offer、improve等。
We use the mail service for packages.
我们用邮政服务寄包裹。
mail service + preposition + noun phrase
常见介词有to、in、for、by等。
Mail service to rural areas has improved.
到农村地区的邮政服务已经改善。
Common mistakes
I sent the file via mail service.I sent the file via email service.
在数字通信语境中,'mail service' 指邮政服务,而 'email service' 才是电子邮件服务。学习者混淆了这两个概念。
I went to the mail service to send a package.I went to the post office to send a package.
'mail service' 是一种服务,不是具体的场所。表示邮局应使用 'post office'。
Connections
Confusing words
- email service
- 电子邮件服务 · 指电子邮件的收发服务,与邮政服务(实物邮件)不同
- postal service
- 邮政服务 · 泛指邮政系统,而‘mail service’特指计算机领域的邮件服务
- mail server
- 邮件服务器 · 指处理邮件收发的服务器硬件或软件,而非服务本身
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.