Word · Frequency #11573
postman
邮递员;邮差
a man who delivers mail
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n a man who delivers the mail
邮递员;[法] 邮递员
邮递员;[法] 邮递员;理财法庭的高级律师
In use
The postman delivered a large box to our house this morning.
Our postman knows all the dogs on his route by name.
Postmen often start their rounds very early in the morning.
the postman
定冠词 the 表示说话双方都知道的这位邮递员。
The postman left a package at the door.
邮递员在门口留下了一个包裹。
a postman
用 a 说明职业身份,不特指哪一位邮递员。
He works as a postman in our town.
他在我们镇上当邮递员。
postmen
复数形式是不规则变化,-man 变为 -men。
The postmen are on strike this week.
邮递员们这周在罢工。
Common mistakes
There are two postmans working in this area.There are two postmen working in this area.
postman 的复数是不规则变化,需把 -man 变为 -men,即 postmen,不能直接加 -s。
He is postman and delivers mail every morning.He is a postman and delivers mail every morning.
postman 是可数名词,单数前需要不定冠词 a/an。汉语没有冠词,所以容易漏掉,但英语中必须说 a postman。
Connections
Collocations
- postman delivers mail
- 邮递员投递邮件
- Our postman delivers mail twice a day.我们的邮递员每天投递两次邮件。
- postman's round
- 邮递员的投递路线
- The postman's round takes about four hours.邮递员的投递路线大约要花四个小时。
- local postman
- 本地邮递员
- Our local postman knows everyone in the village.我们当地的邮递员认识村里的每个人。
- postman's bag
- 邮递员的邮包
- The postman's bag was full of letters.邮递员的邮包里装满了信。
- postman calls
- 邮递员上门送信
- The postman calls at about nine every morning.邮递员每天早上九点左右来送信。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个男人(man)抱着一大堆post(邮件)挨家投递——他就是postman邮递员。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常谈论信件或包裹送达、邮局或社区服务场景 postman 是中性偏日常的用语,通常用于日常对话,比较常见于谈论送信、快递或社区居民点邮件服务时;正式书面语中也可以使用,但不算特别随便。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 postmen。
Pronunciation & Spelling
postman 读作 /ˈpəʊstmən/。post、postal、postage 与 postman 开头同音 /pəʊst/;woman、policeman 与 postman 末尾的非重读部分同音 /mən/。注意:单独的 man 和 snowman 中的 man 读 /mæn/,与 postman 末尾的 -man 不同音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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.