post office
ˈpost ˈɔfɪsKK
ˈpoʊst ˈɔfɪsIPA
post·ɔ·fɪs
變化形
post offices
1.
郵局
提供寄送與領取郵件、包裹，以及購買郵票等郵政服務的場所或機構。
用法：通常是可數名詞，前面常用冠詞或限定詞，如「the post office」或「a post office」。表示去郵局辦事時，常說「go to the post office」；寄件常搭配「at the post office」或「from the post office」。
The post office near the train station closes at five thirty in the afternoon.
火車站附近的郵局下午五點半關門。
I need to go to the post office after class to mail this package to my cousin.
我下課後得去郵局，把這個包裹寄給我表哥。
常見錯誤
The post office is a convenience store.
The post office is next to a convenience store.
I went to post office to mail a letter.
I went to the post office to mail a letter.
I sent the package in the post office.
I sent the package at the post office.
相關字詞
學習提示
・「post office」是兩個字，通常不寫成「postoffice」。
・在美式英語中，寄信、寄包裹通常說「mail a letter」或「mail a package」；「post a letter」較偏英式用法。
・「郵政信箱」是「post office box」，口語及地址中也常縮寫為「P.O. Box」。