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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。
邮递员；邮差
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
邮递员；邮差
a man who delivers mail
The postman left a package at the door.
邮递员在门口留下了一个包裹。
邮递员；[法] 邮递员
n a man who delivers the mail
The postman delivered a large box to our house this morning.
今天早上邮递员给我们家送来了一个大箱子。
Our postman knows all the dogs on his route by name.
我们这儿的邮递员能叫出他送信路线上所有狗的名字。
Postmen often start their rounds very early in the morning.
邮递员通常一大早就开始派送。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
There are two postmans working in this area.
Use this
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。
Not this
He is postman and delivers mail every morning.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
邮差先生，请看一看 / 你包里有没有我的信？
In the 1961 song 'Please Mr. Postman', a girl asks the postman to check for a letter.
在1961年的歌曲《请，邮差先生》中，一个女孩请邮差查看有没有信。
邮差总按两次铃。
The 1946 film 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' made the postman a film noir icon.
1946年的电影《邮差总按两次铃》使邮差成为黑色电影的标志性人物。
Use postman naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个男人(man)抱着一大堆post（邮件）挨家投递——他就是postman邮递员。
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。
复数形式为 postmen。
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