postbox
UK/'pәustbɒks/US
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Definitions
n.
A public box into which letters are dropped for collection; a mailbox
邮筒，邮箱
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpostmail, postal system; the job/position or pole it grew from
+
boxroot
=postbox
post (mail) + box = the box you drop mail into. Chiefly British; Americans say mailbox. See post.
Common Collocations
- 1.drop into a postbox投入邮筒
- 2.empty a postbox清取邮筒
- 3.red postbox红色邮筒
- 4.street postbox街边邮筒
Example Sentences
- 1.
Drop the letter in the postbox on the corner.
- 2.
The postbox is emptied twice a day.