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。
邮筒;邮箱
用于投放邮件的公共邮箱
a public box for depositing mail
用于投放邮件的公共邮箱
public box for deposit of mail
I dropped my letter into the postbox on the corner before heading to work.
我在上班前把信投进了拐角处的邮筒里。
用法提示:这里的 postbox 是名词,指街头的公共邮箱,可用于投放信件。
There is a postbox outside the library, so you can mail the card on your way.
图书馆外面有一个邮筒,你可以在路上把明信片寄出去。
用法提示:postbox 是可数名词,表示公共邮箱,句子用它指代邮筒这个地点。
She walked to the postbox at the end of the street to send her application.
她走到街尾的邮筒前寄出了自己的申请。
用法提示:postbox 在本句中作宾语,指用于收寄邮件的公共邮箱。
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。
The postman collects mail from the postbox twice a day.
邮递员每天两次从邮筒里取信。
常用表达位置。
There is a postbox on the corner of the street.
街角有一个邮筒。
美式英语中更常用,与postbox同义但存在地域差异
可指私人住宅的信箱,不限于公共,需根据语境区分
特指英国街头圆柱形邮筒,比postbox更具体
grammar · medium
易错句子I put the letter in postbox.
正确表达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"。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have a postbox at my house.
正确表达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"。
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。
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