mailbag

n. 邮袋

发音

US /ˈmeɪlˌbæɡ/

词形变化

mailbags 复数 mailbags

别名

mail bag

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A strong canvas bag used for the transportation of mail.

  2. 2.

    A smaller bag, slung from the shoulder, used by a mail carrier during the delivery of mail.

  3. 3.

    The correspondence received by a publishing entity such as a magazine or website.

    比喻 引申义

    In our mailbag this month, we've got no less than 12 letters from those of you who think that Jones should not have been benched.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

postbag

上位词 2

bag pouch

下位词 1

diplomatic pouch

词源

From mail + bag.

来源：wiktionary