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    postbag

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Mail
    post·bag /ˈpəʊstbæɡ $ ˈpoʊst-/ noun British English  1  [singular]TCMLETTER all the letters received by an important person, television programme etc on a particular occasion 〔重要人物、电视节目等收到的〕一批信函 We’ve had an enormous postbag on the recent programme changes. 我们收到了大批关于最近节目变更的来信。2. [countable]TCM a bag for carrying letters, used by the person who delivers them 〔邮递员的〕邮袋 SYN American English mailbag
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    postbag• The winners will be drawn from a postbag of correct entries on 22 January 1993.• We expected a big postbag but nothing could have prepared us for the fantastic response we received!• I was mildly worried by the large postbag.• There are strong feelings on both sides, as my postbag bears witness.• We have two more copies to give away, drawing from our postbag after Wednesday's final post.• We have six to give away to the first names drawn from the postbag on 7 March.• The first five names out of the postbag after that date will win a make-over.• The first 200 correct winners out of the postbag on Monday, September 14 will receive prizes.    From Longman Business Dictionarypostbagpost‧bag /ˈpəʊstbægˈpoʊst-/ noun [singular] British English all the letters received by a public person, television programme etcThe series did not please everyone, and the TV network’s postbag was full of complaints.
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    postbag
    post‧bag /ˈpəʊstbæɡ $ ˈpoʊst-/ noun British English
    1. [singular] all the letters received by an important person, television programme etc on a particular occasion:
        We’ve had an enormous postbag on the recent programme changes.
    2. [countable] a bag for carrying letters, used by the person who delivers them
       SYN  mailbag American English


    post·bagBrE /ˈpəʊstbæɡ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpoʊstbæɡ/ 🔊 noun (BrE) (also mail·bag NAmE, BrE ) [usually singular] all the letters, emails, etc. received by a newspaper, a TV station, a website, or an important person at a particular time or about a particular subject （寄给报纸、电视台、网站、要人等的）公众来信◆We had a huge postbag on the subject from our readers. 我们收到了读者关于这个问题的大量来函。🔊🔊 = mailbag (1)