Word · Frequency #40238
postbox
/ˈpəustbɒks/
noun
邮筒；邮箱
a public box for depositing mail
- 1.
public box for deposit of mail
用于投放邮件的公共邮箱
用于投放邮件的公共邮箱；邮筒
In use
I dropped my letter into the postbox on the corner before heading to work.
There is a postbox outside the library, so you can mail the card on your way.
She walked to the postbox at the end of the street to send her application.
post something in a postbox
也可用into，但in更常见。
I posted the letter in the red postbox.
我把信投进了红色的邮筒里。
collect mail from a postbox
The postman collects mail from the postbox twice a day.
邮递员每天两次从邮筒里取信。
there is a postbox + location
常用表达位置。
There is a postbox on the corner of the street.
街角有一个邮筒。
Common mistakes
I put the letter in postbox.I put the letter in the postbox.
英语可数名词单数前需要冠词；"postbox" 是可数名词，在此语境中应加定冠词 "the"。
I have a postbox at my house.I have a mailbox at my house.
英式英语中 "postbox" 指公共邮筒，私人家庭使用的邮件接收箱通常称为 "letterbox"（英式）或 "mailbox"（美式）；此句应使用 "mailbox" 或 "letterbox"。
Connections
Synonyms
- mailbox
- 邮箱（美国英语） · 美式英语中更常用，与postbox同义但存在地域差异
- letter box
- 信箱（可指私人或公共） · 可指私人住宅的信箱，不限于公共，需根据语境区分
- pillar box
- 圆柱形邮筒（英国） · 特指英国街头圆柱形邮筒，比postbox更具体
Confusing words
- mailbox
- 私人信箱 · 指私人住宅或办公室用于接收信件的信箱，而 postbox 是公共邮筒，用于投递信件。
Learner notes
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.