post office

noun

/ˈpəʊst ɒfɪs/

/ˈpəʊst ɑːfɪs/

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[countable] a place where you can buy stamps, send letters, etc.邮局
- Where's the main post office?邮政总局在哪儿？
- You can buy your stamps at the post office.你可以在邮局买邮票。
- a post office counter邮局的柜台
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- head
- main
- local
- …
verb + post office
- go to
post office + noun
- clerk
- worker
- counter
- …
preposition
- at a/the post office
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the Post Office
[singular]
(abbreviation PO)
the national organization in many countries that is responsible for collecting and delivering letters, etc.邮政部门；邮政系统
- He works for the Post Office.他在邮政部门工作。
CultureThe Post Office in Britain has many branches, from large post offices in cities to sub-post offices in small towns, which are often part of a shop selling other goods. British people use their local post office to send letters and parcels, and also to exchange currency, take money out of their bank account, have their passport application checked, and to get official documents.see also postal service.
(North American English)
(British English postman’s knock)
[uncountable] a children’s game in which imaginary letters are exchanged for kisses邮差敲门游戏（儿童用假托的信件换取亲吻）