JOB 工作, [C] [formal] a job, especially an important one in a large organization

〔尤指大机构内重要的〕工作，职位;

I applied for the post and was asked to attend an interview.

我申请了那个职位，并被叫去参加了一次面试。

She was offered the post of ambassador to India.

她被委任为驻印度大使。

He will take up his post as Head of Modern Languages in September.

他将于 9 月份就任当代语言系系主任。

Goddard has held the post since 1998.

戈达德自 1998 年起担任该职。

Unfortunately they were unable to find a suitable person to fill the post .

遗憾的是他们一直找不到一个合适的人选填补空缺。

Mr Thomson resigned his ￡50,000 a year post in April.

4 月，汤姆逊先生辞去了他年收入 5 万英镑的职位。

She now holds a senior post in the Department of Education.

她目前在教育部担任高级职务。

the creation of 4000 new teaching posts

产生 4000 个新的教学职位

POSTAL SYSTEM 邮政系统, the post [BrE] the official system for carrying letters, packages etc from one place to another

邮政，邮递;

The winners will be notified by post.

获奖者将邮寄通知。

Your letter must have got lost in the post .

你的信一定是寄丢了。

I'll put a copy of the book in the post (=send it) .

我会寄一本书过来。

A parcel arrived through the post.

有个包裹寄到了。

LETTERS 信件, [U] [BrE] letters, packages etc that are sent and delivered

邮件;

Was there any post for me today?

今天有我的邮件吗？

Emma was opening her post .

埃玛正在拆信。

COLLECTION / DELIVERY 收集/投递, [sing., U] [BrE] when letters are collected or delivered

收取邮件; 投递信件;

What time does the post go (=get collected) ?

邮件什么时候来取？

Applications must arrive by first post on September 23.

申请书截止到 9 月 23 日的第一批邮件。

PIECE OF WOOD / METAL 一块木头/金属, [C] a strong upright piece of wood, metal etc that is fixed into the ground, especially to support something

柱，杆，桩:

a fence post

篱笆桩

FOOTBALL / HOCKEY ETC 足球/曲棍球等, [C] one of the two upright pieces of wood between which players try to kick or hit the ball in football, HOCKEY etc

球门柱;

The ball hit the post and bounced off.

球击中门柱弹了出去。

NEWSPAPER 报纸, [sing.] used in the names of some newspapers

邮报〔用于某些报纸名称中〕:

the Washington Post

《华盛顿邮报》

SOLDIER / GUARD ETC 士兵/卫兵等, sb's post the place where a soldier, guard etc is expected to be in order to do their job

岗位，哨位:

By 5 am the soldiers were already at their posts.

清晨 5 点士兵们已经在哨位上站岗了。

No one was allowed to leave their post .

任何人都不得离开岗位。

border / military / customs / police post, a place, especially one on a border, where soldiers or police are guarding, checking etc something

边境哨所/军事哨所/海关关卡/警察岗亭

RACE 竞赛, the post also the finishing post the place where a race finishes, especially a horse race

〔竞赛，尤指赛马的〕终点标志:

Mr Magic was first past the post .

“魔术先生”一马当先冲过终点。

INTERNET MESSAGE 因特网信息, [C] also posting a message sent to an Internet discussion group so that all members of the group can read it

帖子:

There was post after post criticizing the Minister.

批评部长的帖子一个接一个。

LETTER 信件, [BrE] to send a letter, package etc by post

邮寄，寄出〔信件、包裹等〕;

She's just gone to post a letter .

她刚出去寄信了。

Did you remember to post the card to my parents?

你记得给我父母寄那张卡片了吗？

I posted Barry the cheque last Friday.

上星期五我把支票寄给巴里了。

post sth through sb's door / letterbox, [BrE] to push something through someone's LETTERBOX

把某物塞进某人的门里/信箱里:

I'll post the key through your letterbox when I leave.

我走的时候会把钥匙塞进你的信箱里。

JOB 工作, [usually passive] if you are posted somewhere, your employer sends you to work there, usually for several years

派驻，调派:

He joined the British Army and was posted to Germany.

他参加了英国陆军，被派到德国。

PUBLIC NOTICE 公告 also post up, to put up a public notice about something on a wall or notice board

张贴，贴出〔公告〕:

The exam results were posted on the bulletin board yesterday.

考试成绩昨天在布告板上贴出来了。

GUARD 卫兵, to make someone be in a particular place in order to guard a building, check who enters or leaves a place, watch something etc

使驻守; 设置〔岗哨等〕;

Guards were to be posted around nuclear power stations.

核电站周围要设置卫兵。

keep sb posted, [spoken] to regularly tell someone the most recent news about something

经常向某人报告最新的情况:

I'll keep you posted on his progress.

我将随时向你通报他的进展。

PROFIT / LOSS ETC 利润/损失等, [especially AmE] to officially record and announce information about a company's financial situation or a country's economic situation

发布，公布，宣布:

Cisco Systems posted record profits and sales for the third fiscal quarter.

思科系统公司公布了第三个财政季度创纪录的利润和销售情况。

INTERNET MESSAGE 因特网信息, to put a message or computer document on the Internet so that other people can see it

贴，公布:

Could you post those new flyers on David's website?

你能把那些新的小广告贴到戴维的网站上吗？

be posted missing, [BrE] if a soldier is posted missing, it is announced officially that they have disappeared

〔士兵〕被宣布失踪

post bail, [law especially AmE] to pay a specific amount of money in order to be allowed to leave prison before your TRIAL

交付保释金