pillar box

IPA/ˈpɪlə bɒks/
IPA/ˈpɪlər bɑːks/

pillar box — 名詞

1. a bright red metal container shaped like a thick column, found on streets in Bri

1.名詞B1
釋義

郵筒

英國街頭的紅色圓柱郵筒

a bright red metal container shaped like a thick column, found on streets in Britain, where you post letters through a narrow front slot and postal workers collect mail from a door at the back

例句

Jisoo dropped a postcard into the pillar box outside the train station.

Jisoo 把一張明信片投進火車站外面的郵筒。

collocation: drop + [item] into + pillar box

Femi found a pillar box three blocks away with Monday collection on its label.

Femi 在三個街區外找到一個標籤上印有週一收件的郵筒。

collocation: collection time on the pillar box label

同義詞
  • post box

    broader British term that includes pillar boxes, wall-mounted boxes, and post office counter slots

  • mailbox

    standard North American term; in Britain 'mailbox' usually refers to an email inbox

  • letter box

    in British English this normally means the slot in a front door for incoming post, not a public posting box

用法筆記

In everyday British conversation the term is often shortened to 'post box'. 'Pillar box' specifically names the freestanding cylindrical type, as opposed to a wall-mounted slot or a post office counter box.

常見錯誤

❌I put the letter in the pillar box near my apartment in Taipei.
✅I put the letter in the mailbox near my apartment in Taipei.
💡Pillar boxes are a British street fixture; Taiwan uses standard mailboxes (郵筒), not the tall red British type.