mail

/meɪl/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈel] /meɪl/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈel] /ˈmāl/ (ame, mw)

mail — noun

  • mailsingular
  • mailsplural

1. letters, parcels, and similar things that are delivered to you, or the service t

1.名詞B1
釋義

letters, parcels, and similar things that are delivered to you, or the service that carries them from one place to another.

例句

Dylan sorted the mail before the office opened at eight.

sort the mail

A small package arrived in the mail two days after we ordered it.

arrive in the mail

同義詞
  • post

    the closest equivalent in British English, especially for the service

  • correspondence

    more formal and mainly about letters or written communication

文法句型

the mail

in the mail

outgoing mail

用法筆記

Usually uncountable. In American English it can mean both the letters and parcels themselves and the service that brings them; British English more often says post.

常見錯誤

❌I waited a mail from the bank.
✅I waited for mail from the bank.
💡'mail' is usually uncountable here and normally follows 'wait for'.

2. messages that reach you through email on a computer or phone.

2.名詞B1
釋義

messages that reach you through email on a computer or phone.

例句

Putri checked her mail before the video meeting started.

check your mail

There was no new mail in my inbox after lunch today.

new mail in + inbox

同義詞
  • email

    the standard full form and the clearest word for one message or many

  • e-mail

    older spelling that still appears in some writing

文法句型

check your mail

new mail

mail in your inbox

用法筆記

This use appears in digital contexts such as an inbox, phone, or computer screen. When you mean one specific message, email is often more natural than mail.

常見錯誤

❌I sent you a mail with the photos.
✅I sent you an email with the photos.
💡for one single message, 'email' is usually more natural in modern everyday English.

3. a word that appears in the titles of certain British newspapers.

3.名詞C1
釋義

a word that appears in the titles of certain British newspapers.

例句

My grandfather still buys the Daily Mail from the kiosk every Sunday.

the Daily Mail

A report in the Hull Mail brought more visitors to the museum.

in the Hull Mail

文法句型

the Daily Mail

the Evening Mail

用法筆記

Usually capitalized and used as one part of a newspaper's full title. It does not normally stand alone as a common noun meaning any newspaper.

常見錯誤

❌I read it in the mail.
✅I read it in the Daily Mail.
💡in this sense, Mail is usually part of a newspaper's title, not a general word for newspaper.

mail — verb