/pəʊst; post/
n
1 [C] (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) piece of metal or wood set upright in the ground to support sth, mark a position, etc （金属或木头的）柱子, 支柱, 桩, 标柱, 标杆
*`gate posts 门柱
* a `goal post 球门柱
* a `lamp-post, ie supporting a street light 路灯柱
* a `signpost 路标
* `boundary posts, ie marking a boundary 界桩
* a `bedpost, ie any of the upright supports of a bedstead, esp a four-poster 床柱（床架的垂直支柱, 尤指四根的）.
2 [sing] place where a race starts or finishes （速度竞赛的）起点或终点标志
*the `starting/`finishing/`winning post 起点[终点/获胜]标.
3 (idm 习语) be left at the post => leave1. deaf as a post => deaf. (be) first past the post winning in an election because one has received the most votes though not necessarily an absolute majority 以得票最多（但不一定超过半数）在选举中获胜. from pillar to post => pillar. pip sb at the post => pip5.

v
1 (a) [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) display (a notice, placard, etc) in a public place 公布（告示、招贴等）
*Post no bills, eg warning that advertisements, etcmust not be posted on a wall. 禁止招贴.
* Advertisementshave been posted up everywhere announcing the new show. 到处贴满了广告宣传这一新节目.
(b) [esp passive 尤用于被动语态 Tn, Cn.a, Cn.n/a] ~ sb/sth (as sth) announce sth about sb/sth by means of a poster, list, etc displayed publicly （以张贴招贴、名单等形式）公开宣布某事
*Details of the election will be posted outside the town hall. 选举的详情将贴在市政厅外.
* The ship was posted (as) missing, ie was announced as missing. 布告称该船失踪.
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (over) cover sth with bills, placards, etc 将告示、招贴等贴在某物上
*post a wall (over) with advertisements 在墙上张贴广告.

/pəʊst; post/
n
1 position of paid employment; job （有报酬的）职位; 工作
*He was appointed to the post of general manager. 他获任命为总经理.
* She was offered a post in the new government. 她受聘在新政府中任职.
* She had been in the same post for
20 years. 她担任同一职务已20年.
* He asked to be relieved of his post, ie offered his resignation. 他提出辞职.
2 place where a person is on duty, esp a soldier on watch 岗位; （尤指士兵的）哨位
*The sentries are all at their posts. 哨兵们都已各就各位.
* The guards were ordered not to leave their posts. 卫兵们奉令不得离开岗位.
3 (a) place occupied and defended by soldiers, esp a frontier fort （部队的）驻地, 防区; （尤指）边防要塞.
(b) soldiers occupying this驻军.
4 (also `trading post) (esp formerly) settlementdeveloped for trading, esp in a region that is undevelopedor sparsely populated （尤指旧时的）贸易站（尤指设于不发达或人口稀少之地区的）.

v [Tn, Tn.pr]
1 ~ sb (to sth) appoint sb to a job or a responsibility 派某人做某工作或担负某任务
*post an officer to a unit, the front, overseas 把一名军官派往某单位、前线、海外
* After several years in London, he was posted to the embassy in Moscow. 他在伦敦任职几年後被派往驻莫斯科大使馆工作.
2 ~sb (at/on sth) place ( a soldier, etc) at his post2(2) 布置（士兵等）站岗
*We posted sentries (at the gates). 我们（在大门口）设了岗哨.

/pəʊst; post/
n
1 (also esp US mail)
(a) [C, U] letters, parcels, etc; correspondence 信件、包裹等; 邮件
*There was a big post/a lot of post this morning. 今早邮件很多.
* He's dealing with his post at the moment. 他此刻正在处理信件.
(b) [U] official transport and delivery of these 邮政; 邮递
*send sth by post 邮寄某物
* The parcel was damaged in the post. 包裹在邮寄中损坏了.
(c) [C] any of the regular collections (esp from a post-box) or deliveries (eg to a house) of letters, etc 信件等的定时收集（尤指自邮筒中）或投递（如入户）
*catch/miss (ie be in time/too late for) the
2 o'clock post 赶上[错过]两点钟的邮局收信时间
* The parcel came in this morning's post, ie by this morning's delivery. 包裹是今早邮来的.
(d) the post [sing] post-box or post office 邮筒; 邮箱; 邮局
*Please take these letters to the post. 请将这些信件投邮.
(e) the Post [sing] = the post office.
2 [C]
(a) (formerly) any of a number of men placed at stages along a route in order to ride to the next stage with letters, etc （旧时）驿站之间骑马传送信件等的人.
(b) (formerly) cart, etc for carrying letters （旧时）运送信件的马车等, 驿车.
3 (idm 习语) by return post => return2.

/pəʊst; post/
v
1 (also esp US mail)
(a) [Tn] put (a letter, etc) into a post-box or take it to a post office 投寄（信件等）; 邮寄
*Could you post this letter for me? 你替我把这封信寄出去行吗?
(b) [Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth (to sb) send (a letter, etc) to sb 将（信等）寄给某人
*They will post me the tickets/post the tickets to me as soon as they receive my cheque. 他们收到我的支票後就立刻把票寄给我.
2 (a) [Tn] (in bookkeeping) enter (an item) in a ledger （簿记）将（帐目）登入分类帐
*post export sales 把出口销售额登入分类帐.
(b) [Tn.p] ~ sth up (in bookkeeping) bring (a ledger) up to date by transferring items from a day-book （簿记）把日记帐过入（分类帐）
*post up a ledger 过入分类帐.
3 [Ipr] (formerly) travel by stages, using relays of horses （旧时）骑驿马递送
*post from town to town 骑驿马到各城镇递送.
4 (idm 习语) keep sb posted keep sb informed of the latest developments, news, etc 使某人不断获悉最新发展情况、消息等
*He asked them to keep him posted about the sales of his book. 他要求他们把他著作的销售情况随时告诉他.

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