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post noun (LETTERS )
A2 [U ] mainlyUK
(US usuallymail ) letters, etc. that aredelivered tohomesorplacesofwork:
邮件 I'd been away for a fewdaysso I had a lot of postwaitingfor me. 我离开了几天，所以有好多信件等着我处理。
Mysecretaryusuallyopens my post,unlessit'smarked"private". 除非写有“亲启”，否则通常由我的秘书来拆我的信件。
Has the postcome/arrived yet? 信件到了吗？
Synonyms correspondence (WRITING)
mail (LETTERS/PACKAGES)
A2 [U ] mainlyUK
(US usuallymail ) thepublicsystemthatexistsfor thecollectinganddelivering ofletters:
邮政，邮递 Mylettermust have gotlostin the post. 我的信肯定在邮递中丢失了。
If you don'twantto take it there, you can justsenditby post. 你不想送去的话，可以邮寄。
[S ] UK thetimeduring thedaywhenletters, etc. arecollectedordelivered :
收集（或投递）邮件的时间；邮班 Imissed the post thismorning. 我错过了上午的邮班。
Did youmanagetocatch the post? 你赶上邮班了吗？
Manythanksforyourlovelylongletterwhicharrivedin this morning's post. The post comestwicedaily. Thepackagehad beenbadlycrushedin the post. EveryChristmasthousands ofpeoplearedraftedin tohelpwith the post. Thelettermust have goneastrayin the post. Communications - the postal system
addy care of idiom collection box consignee delivery dispatch first class Freepost letterbox mail mail slot pigeonhole postage postbox postmark reply-paid self-addressed stamp window zip code See more results »
post noun (JOB )
B2 [C ] ajobin acompanyororganization:
职位，职务 Teaching posts areadvertisedin Tuesday'seditionof thepaper. 星期二的报纸上有招聘教师的广告。
She'sheld the post for 13years. 她担任该职已有13年之久。
They have severalvacantposts. 他们有几个职位空缺。
Synonyms appointment (JOB)
job (EMPLOYMENT)
position (RANK)
situation old use
Compare employment (WORK)
posting
work noun (ACTIVITY)
a job
jobShe got a job as a lab assistant. occupationPlease fill in your name, age, and occupation. postThere's a post for a lecturer open in my department. positionShe's applied for a part-time editing position. appointmentThere are going to be several new appointments in the department this year. careerShe's had a very successful career in marketing. See more results »
Sheroseto theexaltedpost of ForeignSecretaryafter only threeyearsin thegovernment. I'msorry, the post has already beenfilled. She has beenremovedfrom her post asmanagingdirector. Without adoubt, she's thestrongestcandidatewe'veinterviewedfor the post. Chief Inspector of Schools is a verychallengingandhigh-profilepost.
in post
UK doing aparticularjobin acompanyororganization:
He has been in post sinceFebruary2015.
While still in post, theGeneralregularlysnipedat the Government.
Types of employment
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post noun (POLE )
[C ] averticalstickorpolestuckinto theground, usually tosupportsomething or show aposition
柱，杆，桩
[C ] used as acombiningform:
（用作构词成分）杆，柱
the post
in thesportofhorseracing, theplacewhere theracefinishesor, less often, theplacefrom which theracestarts
（赛马的）终点柱，终点标志；起点柱
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insportssuch asfootball, agoalpost(= either of twoverticalpostsshowingtheareain which theballiskickedtoscorepoints)
（足球等的）门柱
Hecaughttheropeandknottedit around a post. afencepost Thegatewon'tstayopen, so we'll have tosecureit to that post. The firststageofbuildingthefenceissinkingthe posts into theground. Theymovedthegoalpostswiderapart. Poles, rods, shafts and sticks
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Horse racing
Football/soccer
General terms used in ball sports
post noun (PLACE )
[C ] theparticularplacewhere someoneworks,especiallywhere asoldieris told to be formilitaryduty, usually as aguard:
岗位；（尤指士兵的）哨所 Thesoldierwasdisciplinedfordeserting his post. 这个士兵因为擅离岗位而受到处分。
I wasorderedtoremainat my post until the lastcustomerhadleft. 我奉命要坚守自己的岗位直到最后一名顾客离开。
Places and locations
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Places involved in military activity
post noun (MESSAGE )
internet & telecoms something such as amessageorpicturethat youpublishon awebsiteor usingsocialmedia :
网站上公布的信息；帖子 Lots ofpeoplehavecommentedon my post. 许多人给我的帖子加了评论。
You canchangeyourprivacysettingsso that onlycertainpeoplecanseeyourposts. 你可以修改你的隐私设定，只让某些人看到你的帖子。
Information and messages
advertisement aide-mémoire ammunition basics fascia info infodemic infodump infographic information memorandum poop postscript push notification radiogram readout relabel shingle the bare bones the real deal See more results »
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post verb (LETTERS )
A2 [T ] UK
(US mail ) tosendaletterorparcelby post:
邮寄，寄 Did yourememberto post myletter? 你记得帮我寄信了吗？
I must post thatparcel(off) or she won't get it intimefor herbirthday. 我得把包裹寄走，否则她过生日就不能及时收到了。
[+ two objects ] Could you post me thedetails/post thedetailsto me? 你能否把详细资料寄给我？
[T ] UK to put anobjectthrough aletterbox(=specialopeningin adoor) :
把…塞入信箱 Just post thekeythrough thedoorafter you'velockedit. 门锁上后就把钥匙从门上的信箱里塞进去。
She gave me herassurancethat she would post thechequeimmediately. Pleaseremindme to post thisletterwhen we're out - Ikeepforgetting. I had posted thecardtwomonthspreviously. Myhusbandgenerallypostsourletterson his way towork. I posted theparcelover aweekago - it should havereachedyou by now. Delivering and despatching
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post verb (PLACE )
C2 [T ] tosendsomeone to aparticularplacetowork:
派驻；使驻守 He's been postedto Pakistan for sixmonths. 他被派到巴基斯坦工作6个月。
Guardswere postedat all thedoors. 所有门口处都布置了卫兵。
Changing homes & moving
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post verb (MESSAGE )
[T ] tostickorpinanoticeon awallinorderto make itpubliclyknown:
张贴，公布 Companyannouncementsare usually posted(up) on thenoticeboard. 公司通告通常张贴在布告栏里。
B1 [I orT ] internet & telecoms topublishsomething such as amessageorpictureon awebsiteor usingsocialmedia :
（在网站上）公布，发布（信息）；发（帖） I never post anythingon theInternetthat I wouldn'twantmybosstosee. 我从来没有在互联网上发布任何我不想让我老板看到的东西。
Shehardlyeverpostson Facebook. 她几乎从未在脸书上发消息。
Somebody's been postingobscenemessagesin thischatroom. 有人一直在这个聊天室里发布淫秽信息。
Advertising and marketing
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post verb (PAY )
US topaymoney,especiallyso that apersonwho has beenaccusedofcommittingacrimecan befreeuntiltheirtrial:
支付（尤指保释金等） She hasagreedto postbail for herbrother. 她已同意为她兄弟支付保释金。
Paying money
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post verb (RESULTS )
toannouncea company'sfinancialresults:
公布（公司）财务结果 Theoilcompanypostedprofits of $25.1billion. 石油公司公布利润为251亿美元。
Announcing, informing & stating
acquaintsomeone /yourself withsomething affirm annunciation avowedly awaken awakensomeone tosomething break break it/the news tosomeone idiom breathe/say a word idiom disseminate known on the record idiom pass proclamation putsomething out ofits misery idiom rapporteur resensitize rollout self-anointed statement See more results »
postgraduate 研究生
postoperative 手术后的
He took a post-lunchnap. 他午饭后小睡了一会儿。
after something
afterAfter the show we were invited back to the dressing room. followingThe years following the war were hard. subsequent toSubsequent to her appearance on TV she received many bookings. post-I’m doing post-doctoral research. nextWhat is the next step in your treatment? See more results »
Before, after and already
advance afore afterwards already ante as it is idiom before heel immediate in advance idiom in advance ofsomething /someone idiom in the wake ofsomething idiom next prior prologue quondam second-wave secondarily secondary wake See more results »
(Definition ofpost from theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
post noun (LETTERS )
A2 [U ] mainlyUK
(US usuallymail ) letters, etc. that aredelivered tohomesorplacesofwork
邮件 I'd been away for a fewdaysso I had a lot of postwaitingfor me. 我离开了几天，所以有好多信件等着我处理。
Mysecretaryusuallyopens my post,unlessit'smarked"private". 除非写有“亲启”，否则通常由我的秘书来拆我的信件。
Has the postcome/arrived yet? 信件到了吗？
A2 [U ] mainlyUK
(US usuallymail ) thepublicsystemthatexistsfor thecollectinganddelivering ofletters
邮政，邮递 Mylettermust have gotlostin the post. 我的信肯定在邮递中丢失了。
If you don'twantto take it there, you can justsenditby post. 你不想送去的话，可以邮寄。
[S ] UK thetimeduring thedaywhenletters, etc. arecollectedordelivered
收集（或投递）邮件的时间；邮班 Imissed the post thismorning. 我错过了上午的邮班。
Did youmanagetocatch the post? 你赶上邮班了吗？
Manythanksforyourlovelylongletterwhicharrivedin this morning's post. The post comestwicedaily. Thepackagehad beenbadlycrushedin the post. EveryChristmasthousands ofpeoplearedraftedin tohelpwith the post. Thelettermust have goneastrayin the post.
post noun (JOB )
B2 [C ] ajobin acompanyororganization
职位，职务 Teaching posts areadvertisedin Tuesday'seditionof thepaper. 星期二的报纸上有招聘教师的广告。
She'sheld the post for 13years. 她担任该职已有13年之久。
They have severalvacantposts. 他们有几个职位空缺。
Sheroseto theexaltedpost of ForeignSecretaryafter only threeyearsin thegovernment. I'msorry, the post has already beenfilled. She has beenremovedfrom her post asmanagingdirector. Without adoubt, she's thestrongestcandidatewe'veinterviewedfor the post. Chief Inspector of Schools is a verychallengingandhigh-profilepost.
post noun (POLE )
[C ] averticalstickorpolestuckinto theground, usually tosupportsomething or show aposition
柱，杆，桩
[C ] used as acombiningform
（用作构词成分）杆，柱 alamppost 路灯柱
asignpost 路标
the post
in thesportofhorseracing, theplacewhere theracefinishesor, less often, theplacefrom which theracestarts
（赛马的）终点柱，终点标志；起点柱
insportssuch asfootball, agoalpost(= either of twoverticalpostsshowingtheareain which theballiskickedtoscorepoints)
（足球等的）门柱
Hecaughttheropeandknottedit around a post. afencepost Thegatewon'tstayopen, so we'll have tosecureit to that post. The firststageofbuildingthefenceissinkingthe posts into theground. Theymovedthegoalpostswiderapart.
post noun (PLACE )
[C ] theparticularplacewhere someoneworks,especiallywhere asoldieris told to be formilitaryduty, usually as aguard
岗位；（尤指士兵的）哨所 Thesoldierwasdisciplinedfordeserting his post. 这个士兵因为擅离岗位而受到处分。
I wasorderedtoremainat my post until the lastcustomerhadleft. 我奉命要坚守自己的岗位直到最后一名顾客离开。
post noun (MESSAGE )
internet & telecoms something such as amessageorpicturethat youpublishon awebsiteor usingsocialmedia
网站上公布的信息；帖子 Lots ofpeoplehavecommentedon my post. 许多人给我的帖子加了评论。
You canchangeyourprivacysettingsso that onlycertainpeoplecanseeyourposts. 你可以修改你的隐私设定，只让某些人看到你的帖子。
post verb (LETTERS )
A2 [T ] UK
(US mail ) tosendaletterorparcelby post
邮寄，寄 Did yourememberto post myletter? 你记得帮我寄信了吗？
I must post thatparcel(off) or she won't get it intimefor herbirthday. 我得把包裹寄走，否则她过生日就不能及时收到了。
[+ two objects ] Could you post me thedetails/post thedetailsto me? 你能否把详细资料寄给我？
[T ] UK to put anobjectthrough aletterbox(=specialopeningin adoor)
把…塞入信箱 Just post thekeythrough thedoorafter you'velockedit. 门锁上后就把钥匙从门上的信箱里塞进去。
She gave me herassurancethat she would post thechequeimmediately. Pleaseremindme to post thisletterwhen we're out - Ikeepforgetting. I had posted thecardtwomonthspreviously. Myhusbandgenerallypostsourletterson his way towork. I posted theparcelover aweekago - it should havereachedyou by now.
post verb (PLACE )
C2 [T ] tosendsomeone to aparticularplacetowork
派驻；使驻守 He's been postedto Pakistan for sixmonths. 他被派到巴基斯坦工作6个月。
Guardswere postedat all thedoors. 所有门口处都布置了卫兵。
post verb (MESSAGE )
[T ] tostickorpinanoticeon awallinorderto make itpubliclyknown
张贴，公布 Companyannouncementsare usually posted(up) on thenoticeboard. 公司通告通常张贴在布告栏里。
B1 [I orT ] internet & telecoms topublishsomething such as amessageorpictureon awebsiteor usingsocialmedia
（在网站上）公布，发布（信息）；发（帖） I never post anythingon the Internet that I wouldn'twantmybosstosee. 我从来没有在互联网上发布任何我不想让我老板看到的东西。
Shehardlyeverpostson Facebook. 她几乎从未在脸书上发消息。
Somebody's been postingobscenemessagesin thischatroom. 有人一直在这个聊天室里发布淫秽信息。
post verb (PAY )
US topaymoney,especiallyso that apersonwho has beenaccusedofcommittingacrimecan befreeuntiltheirtrial
支付（尤指保释金等） She hasagreedto postbail for herbrother. 她已同意为她兄弟支付保释金。
post verb (RESULTS )
toannouncea company'sfinancialresults
公布（公司）财务结果 Theoilcompanypostedprofits of $25.1billion. 石油公司公布利润为251亿美元。
后 postgraduate 研究生
postoperative 手术后的
He took a post-lunchnap. 他午饭后小睡了一会儿。
post | American Dictionary
post noun [C] (POLE )
averticalpolestuckin theground, usually tosupportsomething or tomarkaposition:
Alleanedagainst afencepost.
post noun [C] (JOB )
ajob,esp. one in which someone isperforminganofficialduty:
Novello was the first woman and firstHispanictoholdthe post ofsurgeongeneral.
post verb [T] (MAKE KNOWN )
to makeinformationknownto thepublic, or to put upsignsonlandor otherproperty:
Snowadvisorieswere posted for Ohio and Pennsylvania.
All overtown, for-salesignsare posted infrontofhouses.
To post something is also to put it on theInternetwhereotherscanseeit:
Theearningsreleasealso will be posted on the Company'swebsite.
post verb [T] (PAY )
topaymoneyto alawcourt, as aformalpromisethat apersonreleasedfromprisonwillreturnfortrial:
McLaughlin posted $3000bailafter hisarrest.
(Definition ofpost from theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Post-tax profitsare £931,000 against £971,000 thepreviousyear.
The Tokyomarketmade astrongpost-crash recovery.
[U ] COMMUNICATIONS mainlyUK
(also mail ) lettersandpackagesthat aresenttohomesorplacesofwork:
tocheck/collectthe post
toget/receivepost
deliver post Did thepostmandeliverany post for me?
the post arrives/comes Has the post comeyet?
answer/open/read post I've got a lot of post toopen.
COMMUNICATIONS thepublicsystemforsendinglettersandpackagesfromplacetoplace:
first-/second-classpost
be/put sth in the post Thechequeis in the post, and you shouldreceiveittomorrow.
through the post Given that mostpeoplewould notwishtosendtheiroriginalpassportthrough the post, they will have to get acertifiedcopy.
Thelettergotlostin the post .
Dividends may besentby post ,heldforcollection, orpaidin some other way.
arrive/come/be delivered by post Hardcopyproducts, such as a CD ornewsletter, shouldarriveby post withindays.
[S orU ] COMMUNICATIONS UK thetimeduring thedaywhenlettersandpackagesarecollected, orarriveathomesandplacesofwork:
the first/last post
catch/meet/miss the post Theletterneededto besenttoday, but Imissedthe last post.
by return (of) post
COMMUNICATIONS if youreplyto aletterbyreturnof post, youreplybysendingaletterbackalmostimmediately:
Pleasesendtheinvoiceback byreturnof post.
[C ] ajobin acompanyororganization,especiallyanimportantone thatpayswell:
accept/hold/remain in a post He hasheldthe post ofcommercialdirectorsince 2002.
apply for/be appointed to/take up a post She hasappliedfor thevacantmanager's post.
advertise/fill a post Almost a third ofemployerssaid they had notreceivedoneapplicationfor a post they hadadvertised.
ahigh-level/key/seniorpost
afull-time/part-timepost
apermanent/temporarypost
agovernment/teachingpost
resign (from)/leave a post She wasforcedtoresignfrom her £300,000-a-year post after thescandal.
beremoved/stepdown from a post
[C ] IT
(also posting ) amessageorinformationthat is put on awebsite, orsentto aninternetdiscussiongroupfor all thememberstoread:
Thesiteisseeing10,000 postsperhourfromits50,000membersall over theworld.
ablogpost
COMMUNICATIONS UK
(US mail ) tosendaletterorpackageto someone by mail:
post sth to sb/post sb sth I'll post thedetailsto you.
post (off) sth Have you posted offyourapplicationform?
COMMUNICATIONS UK
(US mail ) to put aletterorpackageinto apostbox (=officialpublicboxfor mail) so that it can besent:
Could you post thisletterfor meplease?
toannouncea company’ssales,financialresults, etc.:
post gains/losses/profits Theoilcompanypostedprofitsof $25.1billion.
post an improvement/a rise/a decline They posted a 16%riseinsales.
tosendsomeone to aparticularplacetoworkfor aperiodoftime:
be posted to sth He has been posted to Pakistan for sixmonths.
to put anoticein apublicplaceinorderto make somethingknownto otherpeople:
be posted (up) on sth Companyannouncementsare usually posted on thebulletinboard.
Therulesincluderequiringbusinessestopostsigns statingthatsmokingis notallowed.
IT to put amessageorinformationon awebsitefor otherpeopletoread:
TheStateDepartmentposted anoticeonitswebsitesaying thatapplicantsmaywait10weeksforpassports.
post sth on a website/online/on the internet Thereportswere written up and posted on theinternet.
post bail
LAW topaymoneyso that apersonwho has beenaccusedofcommittingacrimecan befreeuntiltheirtrial:
He is nowfreeafter posting $20,000bail.
keep sb posted
tocontinuegiving someone the mostrecentinformationabout asituationthatinvolvesthem:
I'llkeepyou posted on any newdevelopmentswith thedeal.
(Definition ofpost- from theCambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examplesof post post
Their efforts reinforced local differences in the immediatepost -war countrysides. From theCambridge English Corpus
Both posts were representing the interface between their respective organisations. From theCambridge English Corpus
First, we scored all parties as having a left-right position equal to its mean value over the entirepost -war period. From theCambridge English Corpus
During the entirepost -war period there are only five occasions (1950, 1951, 1955, 1964 and 1997) in which the parties leapfrog each other. From theCambridge English Corpus
The resulting file is then loaded into the graph-tool; this is the third stage ofpost -processing. From theCambridge English Corpus
In thepost -1870 era serious medical books emphasizing these themes came thick and fast. From theCambridge English Corpus
This subdivision, however, is not relevant as far as the rough characterization ofpost -productivist criteria is concerned. From theCambridge English Corpus
Factors affectingpost -dispersal seed survival in a tropical forest. From theCambridge English Corpus
Its implications are worth considering, particularly in the light of thepost -processualist rush to embrace alternative, indigenous voices throughout the world. From theCambridge English Corpus
For tapeworms follow up 2 or 3 monthspost -treatment was also performed. From theCambridge English Corpus
Translation activity of lysates prepared frompost -fertilisation embryos was characterised. From theCambridge English Corpus
To do so, however, required a sophisticated,post -access, recognition process that could infer a target letter from a word representation. From theCambridge English Corpus
In any event, this shows that within the restraints described above, output of reasonable quality can be obtained which requires only lightpost -editing. From theCambridge English Corpus
The heightened baseline pain state reached a peak at 3 weekspost -injury, and diminished back to baseline by 1 year. From theCambridge English Corpus
Thepost -temporal fossa is small and directed anteromedially. From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswith post post These are words often used in combination withpost .
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administrative post
Then they talked about anadministrative post .
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cabinet post
The second variable is the value of acabinet post .
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consular post
The first paragraph was immunity from dues and taxes in relation to consular premises, including the residence of the career head of the consular post.
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