Word · Frequency #18950
mailmen
邮递员
mailmen is the plural of mailman.
a man who delivers the mail
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a man who delivers the mail
送信的邮递员
送信的邮递员
In use
The mailman comes every morning at nine.
Our mailman knows every dog on the street.
I saw the mailmen sorting letters in the van.
the mailman delivers sth
deliver 意为“投递、派送”,后接邮件或包裹等名词。
The mailman delivers letters every morning.
邮递员每天早晨送信。
see/hear the mailman doing sth
感官动词 see/hear 后接宾语和现在分词,强调动作正在进行。
I saw the mailman putting a package in the mailbox.
我看见邮递员把包裹放进邮箱。
become a mailman
mailman 的复数形式是 mailmen,指多位邮递员。
He became a mailman right after college.
他大学一毕业就当上了邮递员。
Common mistakes
There are two mailmans on this street.There are two mailmen on this street.
mailman 的复数是不规则变化,要把 -man 变为 -men,而不是直接加 -s。
The mailmen is very kind.The mailmen are very kind.
mailmen 是 mailman 的复数形式,作复数主语时谓语动词要用 are,不能用 is。
My neighbor is mailman.My neighbor is a mailman.
mailman 是可数名词单数,表示职业时前面需要不定冠词 a/an。
Connections
Collocations
- the mailman delivers
- 邮递员投递
- The mailman delivers the letters every morning.邮递员每天早晨投递信件。
- mailman's route
- 邮递员的投递路线
- Snow made the mailman's route difficult today.雪使邮递员今天的投递路线变得困难。
- local mailman
- 当地邮递员
- Our local mailman knows everyone by name.我们当地的邮递员认识每个人。
- wait for the mailman
- 等邮递员来
- The dog waits for the mailman every afternoon.这只狗每天下午等邮递员来。
- mailman's uniform
- 邮递员制服
- The boy wanted a mailman's uniform for Halloween.这个男孩万圣节想要一套邮递员制服。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把mail(邮件)和man(人)连起来:一个送邮件的人,就是邮递员。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、社区生活 mailman 是日常通用的常见说法,多用于口语和一般叙述;在较正式或强调性别中性的场合也可用 mail carrier。
Pronunciation & Spelling
snowman、caveman、doorman 与 mailman 一样,词尾 -man 读作 /mæn/;注意 human、woman、postman 虽然也以 -man 结尾,但读作 /mən/,发音不同。
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.