post- 前綴
在後,後
post
告示;在後;登記
post
後 告示 桿 郵政
Post- A prefix signifying behind, back, after; as, postcommissure, postdot, postscript.
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post
n 1: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or
is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance
post"; "a sentry station" [syn: station]
2: military installation at which a body of troops is
stationed; "this military post provides an important
source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an
officer's club on the post" [syn: military post]
3: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
treasury" [syn: position, berth, office, spot, billet,
place, situation]
4: an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed
firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in
the ground and strung barbwire between them"
5: United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight
around the world (1899-1935) [syn: Wiley Post]
6: United States female author who wrote a book and a
syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) [syn:
Emily Post, Emily Price Post]
7: United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum
(1854-1914) [syn: C. W. Post, Charles William Post]
8: any particular collection of letters or packages that is
delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post
for me?"; "she was opening her post" [syn: mail]
9: a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or
end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal";
"the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake" [syn: stake]
10: the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post
office; "the mail handles billions of items every day";
"he works for the United States mail service"; "in
England they call mail `the post'" [syn: mail, mail
service, postal service]
11: the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it
came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the
post"
v 1: affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a
warning"
2: publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news
on the bulletin board"
3: assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him
in Timbuktu"
4: assign to a station [syn: station, base, send, place]
5: display, as of records in sports games
6: enter on a public list
7: transfer (entries) from one account book to another [syn: carry]
8: ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in in
rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
9: mark with a stake; "stake out the path" [syn: stake]
10: put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" [syn: put
up]
11: cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send
me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when
it's written" [syn: mail, send]
12: mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman"
[syn: brand]
Post
(1.) A runner, or courier, for the rapid transmission of
letters, etc. (2 Chr. 30:6; Esther 3:13, 15; 8:10, 14; Job 9:25;
Jer. 51:31). Such messengers were used from very early times.
Those employed by the Hebrew kings had a military character (1
Sam. 22:17; 2 Kings 10:25, "guard," marg. "runners"). The modern
system of postal communication was first established by Louis
XI. of France in A.D. 1464.
(2.) This word sometimes also is used for lintel or threshold
(Isa. 6:4).