mailbox
/ˈmeɪlbɒks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmeɪlbɑːks/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmāl-ˌbäks/ (ame, mw)
mailbox — 名詞
- mailboxsingular
- mailboxesplural
1. a container for receiving letters and packages, usually placed near the entrance
信箱
住宅門口接收郵件的箱子
a container for receiving letters and packages, usually placed near the entrance of a house or building
The postman put a package in our mailbox before lunch.
郵差在午餐前把一個包裹放進我們家的信箱。
collocation: put [item] in [the] mailbox
Ignacio painted his mailbox bright red so drivers could see it easily.
Ignacio 把信箱漆成亮紅色，這樣駕駛容易看見它。
A new mailbox was installed outside the apartment building last Tuesday.
上星期二在大樓外面安裝了一個新信箱。
Kasia found a thank-you note in her mailbox from the neighbour next door.
Kasia 在信箱裡發現了一封鄰居寫的感謝卡。
- letterbox
more common in British English; can be a slot in a door rather than a separate box
2. a public container in a street or other place where you drop letters to be sent
郵筒
街道上可投遞信件的公共容器
a public container in a street or other place where you drop letters to be sent through the postal service
Omar dropped his birthday card into the mailbox on the corner.
Omar 把生日卡片投進轉角處的郵筒。
collocation: drop [item] into [the] mailbox
The red mailbox outside the library is emptied every afternoon at three.
圖書館外面的紅色郵筒每天下午三點會有人來收信。
passive: is emptied
Saira walked three blocks to find a mailbox after the post office closed.
Saira 在郵局關門後走了三條街才找到一個郵筒。
Daichi asked the shopkeeper where the nearest mailbox was.
Daichi 問店員最近的郵筒在哪裡。
- postbox
more common in British English
- pillar box
British English term for a large cylindrical public postbox, usually painted red
用法筆記
In British English this is more commonly called a postbox or a pillar box. In American English, mailbox is used for both home delivery boxes and public collection boxes.
3. a storage area on a device such as a computer or phone that collects and display
收件匣
電腦或手機中儲存收到的電子郵件的區域
a storage area on a device such as a computer or phone that collects and displays incoming email messages
Talia checks her email mailbox every morning before breakfast.
Talia 每天早上早餐前都會檢查她的電子郵件收件匣。
collocation: check [one's] email mailbox
In Otis's work mailbox, fifty unread messages were waiting after his holiday.
Otis 休假回來後，他的工作用收件匣裡有五十封未讀郵件。
A warning appears in my mailbox when the storage space is running low.
當儲存空間快不夠時，我的收件匣會出現一則警告。
Christopher moved the spam emails from his mailbox into a separate folder.
Christopher 把垃圾郵件從收件匣移到另一個資料夾。
- inbox
the main folder for received emails; more common in software interfaces than mailbox
用法筆記
In most email software, the term inbox is more commonly used for the main folder where new messages appear. Mailbox can refer to the entire email storage area, including other folders such as Sent and Drafts.