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post-office

🇬🇧 UK/'pəust,ɔfis/🇺🇸 US/'pəʊst'ɒfɪs/

Definitions

n.

A government office or building where mail is received, sorted, and distributed

邮局

adj.

Relating to or belonging to a post office or postal service

邮局的;邮政的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
postafter, behind; mail, position
+
-other
+
officemake, do
=post-office

Common Collocations

  • 1.post office box邮政信箱
  • 2.local post office当地邮局
  • 3.post office counter邮局柜台
  • 4.go to the post office去邮局

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She went to the post office to send a registered letter to her lawyer.

  • 2.

    The local post office closes at five o'clock on weekdays.

  • 3.

    You can pick up your parcel from the post office if no one was home for delivery.

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