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verb + mail (uncountable)
mail作为不可数名词，前面不加冠词a。
I need to send some mail.
我需要寄一些邮件。
邮件；信件
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邮件；信件
Letters, packages, and other material sent through the postal service
I need to send some mail.
我需要寄一些邮件。
A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.
Armour consisting of metal rings linked together.
邮政服务运输的信件和包裹袋
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
The (physical) material conveyed by the postal service.
I found a stack of mail on the doorstep this morning.
今天早上我在门口发现了一堆邮件。
AI contextual example
She checks her mail every evening after work.
她每天下班后查看邮件。
AI contextual example
The postal service delivers mail six days a week.
邮政服务每周六天投递信件。
AI contextual example
the mail handles billions of items every day
邮政系统每天处理数十亿件邮件。
WordNet
mail作为不可数名词，前面不加冠词a。
I need to send some mail.
我需要寄一些邮件。
Did you check the mail today?
你今天查邮件了吗？
这里mail通常指信件。
She opened her mail as soon as she got home.
她一回到家就打开了她的邮件。
Not this
I sent a mail to you.
Use this
I sent an email to you.
在英语中，'mail'（邮件）通常作为不可数名词使用，表示邮政信件或电子邮件的总称，而具体的一封或多封电子邮件则用可数名词'email'。中文的'邮件'可以指代一封或多封，导致学习者误用'a mail'。改为'an email'后，符合英语中电子邮件的可数用法。
Not this
I have three mails to check.
Use this
I have three emails to check.
'mail'作为不可数名词，没有复数形式'mails'。当需要表示多封电子邮件时，应使用可数名词'emails'。中文中'邮件'本身不分单复数，因此学习者容易直接加-s。改为'emails'后，正确表达了数量。
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Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
查收邮件
I check my mail every morning.
我每天早上查收邮件。
发送邮件
Please send the mail before noon.
请在中午前发送邮件。
垃圾邮件
My inbox is full of junk mail.
我的收件箱里满是垃圾邮件。
邮件投递
Mail delivery is delayed due to the storm.
由于暴风雪，邮件投递延迟了。
邮递员
The mail carrier arrives at 10 a.m. daily.
邮递员每天上午十点到达。
快递邮件
I sent the documents by express mail.
我通过快递邮件寄送了文件。
立即回信
Please send your reply by return mail.
请立即回信。
蜗牛邮件（传统邮政）
I usually use email, but for this I'll send it by snail mail.
我通常用电子邮件，但这次我会用传统邮件寄送。
锁子甲
The knight wore chain mail into battle.
骑士穿着锁子甲上战场。
您有邮件！
The iconic greeting from the AOL email service and the 1998 movie 'You've Got Mail'.
这个标志性问候语来自美国在线电子邮件服务和1998年电影《电子情书》。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
Use mail naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一封邮件上写着“MAIL”，读作“美邮”，帮你记住“mail”是“邮件”。
通常用于邮政或电子邮件系统，属于中性正式场合
mail 作为名词通常不可数，指邮件总称，常与介词 in 或 by 搭配，如 in the mail, by mail。
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