mailed
mailed — verb
- mailedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- maileds3rd person singular
- maileding-ing form
- mailededpast simple
1. to put a letter or parcel into a postal system so it travels to a person or plac
to put a letter or parcel into a postal system so it travels to a person or place, or to send a message, document, or file electronically
Hana mailed the signed contract to the Berlin office last Tuesday.
mail + something + to + someone
Dmitri mailed his grandmother a small package with homemade biscuits inside.
mail + someone + something (double object)
The library mailed a reminder to every borrower with an overdue book.
Fatima mailed the report to the whole team before logging off for the weekend.
Over two hundred invitations were mailed to guests across three continents.
文法句型
mail + something
mail + something + to + someone
mail + someone + something
mailed — noun
1. the letters, small parcels, and printed items that are delivered to your home or
the letters, small parcels, and printed items that are delivered to your home or workplace, together with the system that collects and delivers them
The morning mail brought a thick envelope from the university admissions office.
Kwame sorted through a pile of mail on the kitchen table after work.
collocation: a pile of mail
The mail in this neighbourhood arrives at half past ten every day.
Ingrid got a postcard in the mail from her cousin travelling in Peru.
Heavy snow stopped the mail from reaching the mountain village for three days.
- post
the usual British English term; Americans tend to say 'mail'
- correspondence
more formal; refers to letters rather than parcels or advertisements
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2 (ELECTRONIC MESSAGES): this sense refers to physical items handled by a postal service, not digital messages.
常見錯誤
2. messages sent and received through a computer or phone network, stored in a pers
messages sent and received through a computer or phone network, stored in a personal inbox
Olga checked her mail and found five new messages from the project team.
collocation: check your mail
Tariq's inbox was flooded with unread mail after two weeks away on holiday.
collocation: unread mail
The professor asked students to send their essays by mail before Friday at six.
A warning about the security update went out to all staff by internal mail.
- email
more common in everyday speech; 'mail' is shorter and often used in tech or workplace contexts
用法筆記
Often used without an article in phrases like 'by mail' or 'check your mail'. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense means email specifically.
3. a type of body protection for battle, made from thousands of small metal rings l
a type of body protection for battle, made from thousands of small metal rings linked together to form a flexible shirt or covering
The museum display showed a knight's mail shirt with over twenty thousand rings.
collocation: mail shirt
Naledi tried on a section of replica mail at the medieval fair and found it heavy.
The arrow pierced the soldier's mail and cut into his shoulder beneath the armour.
Craftsmen spent weeks linking tiny rings to make each piece of mail by hand.
- chain mail
the more common term in general use; 'mail' alone is preferred in academic or museum contexts
用法筆記
In everyday language this sense almost always appears in the full phrase 'chain mail'. Using 'mail' alone for armour is mostly found in historical texts or specialist museum descriptions.
4. a word that forms part of the title of certain newspapers, especially in the Uni
a word that forms part of the title of certain newspapers, especially in the United Kingdom
The Daily Mail ran a front-page story about the flooding along the south coast.
Amara picked up a copy of the Western Mail at the train station newsagent.
Several Mail titles across the country covered the election with detailed reports.
用法筆記
Always capitalised when it forms part of a specific newspaper's title. This usage is largely restricted to British newspaper names.