postmistress

英 [ˈpəʊstmɪstrəs] 美 [ˈpoʊstmɪstrəs]

n.  邮政局长

复数:postmistresses

BNC.40911 / COCA.43576



牛津词典

noun

  1. 邮政局长
    a person who is in charge of a post office

    柯林斯词典

    1. 女邮政局长
      A postmistress is a woman who is in charge of a local post office.

      双语例句

      1. The postmistress was a widow.
        这位女邮政局长是个寡妇。
      2. The postmistress recognised her at once as Mrs pennington's daughter.
        女邮政局长一眼就认出她是彭宁顿太太的女儿。
      3. The postmistress began to take down the message.
        女邮政局长开始把电文记下来。
      4. The postmistress handed him back through the grill his card with a letter.
        女邮政局长隔着黄铜格栅把他的名片连同一封信递了过来。
      5. The local postmistress is retiring after forty years.
        本地的女邮政局长干了40年后要退休了。
      6. Down by the depot, the postmistress, a gaunt woman who wears a rawhide jacket and denims and cowboy boots, presides over a falling apart post office.
        南边火车站旁有一个摇摇欲坠的邮局,主管事务的管理员是一个消瘦憔悴的女人,穿着生皮外套,工装裤和牛仔靴。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. a woman postmaster