亚洲网紅露点

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mail

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[ meyl ]

noun

  1. letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of a postal system:

    Storms delayed delivery of the mail.

  2. a single collection of such letters, packages, etc., as sent or delivered:

    to open one's mail; to find a bill in the mail; The mail for England was put on the noon plane.

  3. Often mails. a system, usually operated or supervised by the national government, for sending or delivering letters, packages, etc.; a postal system: Some people don't trust the mails.

    The travel brochures arrived by mail.

    Some people don't trust the mails.

  4. a train, boat, etc., as a carrier of postal matter.


adjective

  1. of or relating to mail.

verb (used with object)

  1. to send by mail, as by placing in a mailbox; transmit by a postal system.
  2. to transmit by email.

verb (used without object)

  1. to be sent by a postal system:

    Tax forms are mailing today.

  2. to transmit messages by email:

    We only mail to people who sign up on our website.

mail

2

[ meyl ]

noun

  1. flexible armor of interlinked rings.
  2. any flexible armor or covering, as one having a protective exterior of scales or small plates.
  3. Textiles. an oval piece of metal pierced with a hole through which the warp ends are threaded, serving as an eyelet on a heddle or especially on the harness cords of a Jacquard loom.

verb (used with object)

  1. to clothe or arm with mail.

mail

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or maill

[ meyl ]

noun

Scot.
  1. monetary payment or tribute, especially rent or tax.

mail

1

/ 尘别瑟濒 /

noun

  1. Also called (esp Brit)post letters, packages, etc, that are transported and delivered by the post office
  2. the postal system
  3. a single collection or delivery of mail
  4. a train, ship, or aircraft that carries mail
  5. short for electronic mail
  6. modifier of, involving, or used to convey mail

    a mail train

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to send by mail Usual Brit wordpost
  2. to contact (a person) by electronic mail
  3. to send (a message, document, etc) by electronic mail
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mail

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/ 尘别瑟濒 /

noun

  1. a type of flexible armour consisting of riveted metal rings or links
  2. the hard protective shell of such animals as the turtle and lobster
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to clothe or arm with mail
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mail

3

/ 尘别瑟濒 /

noun

  1. archaic.
    a monetary payment, esp of rent or taxes
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mail

4

/ 尘别瑟濒 /

noun

  1. informal.
    a rumour or report, esp a racing tip
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞尘补颈濒补产濒别, adjective
  • 藢尘补颈濒补藞产颈濒颈迟测, noun
  • 藞尘补颈濒-濒别蝉蝉, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 尘补颈濒顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of mail1

First recorded in 1175鈥1225; Middle English noun mal(l)e, mail(e), maille 鈥渂ag, pouch,鈥 from Old French mal(l)e 鈥減eddler's basket, trunk, mail coach,鈥 from Germanic; compare Old High German mal(a)ha 鈥渟atchel, bag鈥; verb derivative of the noun

Origin of mail2

First recorded in 1300鈥50; Middle English maille, maill(e) 鈥渙ne of the rings of which armor was composed,鈥 from Old French mail(l)e, male, from Latin macula 鈥渟pot, one of the interstices in a net, a mesh鈥; macula

Origin of mail3

First recorded before 1150; Middle English mol(e), moul, male, late Old English 尘腻濒 鈥渓awsuit, legal action, agreement,鈥 from Old Norse 尘腻濒 鈥渟peech, stipulation, legal case, agreement,鈥 cognate with Old English 尘牵濒 鈥渟peech, conversation鈥 and 尘忙迟丑别濒 鈥渁ssembly, meeting鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of mail1

C13: from Old French male bag, probably from Old High German malha wallet

Origin of mail2

C14: from Old French maille mesh, from Latin macula spot

Origin of mail3

Old English 尘腻濒 terms, from Old Norse 尘腻濒 agreement
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. copy the mail, Citizens Band Radio Slang. to monitor or listen to a CB transmission.
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Example Sentences

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鈥淚 find life interesting. I spy on people. I eavesdrop. I read 20 newspapers a day. I get 100 magazines in the mail still,鈥 he said.

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The agency gave actors excuses including earthquakes, blackouts, sick employees and bank and mail delays to justify the missing funds, the district attorney鈥檚 office said.

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The United States Postal Service offices are open on Good Friday, which means mail delivery won鈥檛 be affected.

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She collected them via mail and by meeting fans at Disneyland.

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Someone else was living there, but she had mail sent there too, Sarega said.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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