Word · Frequency #25569
postmasters
邮政局长
postmasters is the plural of postmaster.
the person in charge of a post office
- 1.
The head of a post office.
邮政局长。
邮政局长。；邮政局长；[计] 邮件主管员
In use
The postmaster sorted the letters behind the counter.
Our town's new postmaster started working yesterday.
If you have a problem with a parcel, ask the postmaster for help.
the postmaster of [place]
postmaster 后可接 of 短语说明其负责的邮局或地区。
The postmaster of the town sorted the mail every morning.
该镇的邮政局长每天早晨分拣邮件。
serve as postmaster of [place]
表示担任某职务时，postmaster 前通常不加冠词。
He served as postmaster of the town for twenty years.
他担任该镇的邮政局长二十年。
appoint [someone] postmaster of [place]
作宾语补足语表示职务时，postmaster 前不加冠词。
They appointed her postmaster of the new post office.
他们任命她为新邮政局的邮政局长。
Common mistakes
The postmaster delivered my package.The postman delivered my package.
postmaster 指邮局的负责人（邮政局长），不是投递信件或包裹的邮递员；表示邮递员应用 postman（或 postwoman）。
I bought stamps at the postmaster.I bought stamps at the post office.
postmaster 指人（邮政局长），不能用来指邮局这个地点；买邮票应在 post office（邮局）。
She postmasters our local post office.She is the postmaster of our local post office.
postmaster 是名词，不是动词；表达“担任邮政局长”要用 be the postmaster of，而不是把名词当动词用。
Connections
Collocations
- postmaster general
- 邮政总局局长
- The postmaster general announced new delivery policies.邮政总局局长宣布了新的投递政策。
- local postmaster
- 当地的邮政局长
- Our local postmaster knows every resident by name.我们当地的邮政局长认识每一位居民的名字。
- village postmaster
- 乡村邮政局长
- The village postmaster also sells newspapers and stamps.乡村邮政局长也卖报纸和邮票。
- appoint a postmaster
- 任命邮政局长
- The government appointed a new postmaster for the district.政府为该地区任命了一位新的邮政局长。
- complain to the postmaster
- 向邮政局长投诉
- She complained to the postmaster about the delayed package.她就包裹延误向邮政局长投诉。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
post（邮政）+ master（主管/主人）→ 邮局的主人，即邮政局长。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：邮局公告或通知、邮政系统介绍或新闻报道 postmaster 是邮局负责人的正式头衔，通常用于正式或半正式场合，如邮局公告、新闻报道或书面介绍；日常对话中较少单独使用，可说 post office manager 等更口语化的说法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
末尾读音匹配：master /ˈmɑːstə/、headmaster /ˌhedˈmɑːstə/、plaster /ˈplɑːstə/、disaster /dɪˈzɑːstə/ 都含 /ɑːstə/，其中 master 和 plaster 重音在首音节，disaster 重音在第二音节，但仍押韵；pastor /ˈpɑːstə/ 也读 /ɑːstə/。注意 postmaster 的重音在 post（/ˈpəust.mɑːstə/），master 部分不重读，但仍读 /mɑːstə/。拼写相似的 mister /ˈmɪstə/ 与 master 只差一个字母，读音不同。
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.