surface mail

英 [ˈsɜːfɪs meɪl]

美 [ˈsɜːrfɪs meɪl]

n.  水陆路邮件; 平寄邮件

经济

牛津词典

noun

• 水陆路邮件；平寄邮件
  letters, etc. carried by road, rail or sea, not by air

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 水陆路邮件;平寄邮件
  Surface mailis the system of sending letters and parcels by road, rail, or sea, not by air.
  1. Goods may be sent by surface mail or airmail.
     货物可通过平寄或空运发送。

英英释义

noun

• mail that is sent by land or sea

双语例句

• This display parallels study of the different types of notations used to signify that the mail was to be carried part way by air then the rest of the way by surface mail.
  这次展示相当于对用于部分使用航空方式、另外部分使用普通邮件方式传递的邮件的使用的不同类型的符号进行研究。
• How long will it take the package to get there by surface mail?
  这包书寄到中国要多长时间？
• How long will it take by surface mail to japan?
  普通邮件到日本要多久？
• She said "customized agreements" for surface mail are being developed for higher-volume shippers that will be enhanced over the next several months to address the needs of small businesses.
  她说，对于水运“约定俗成的共识”正在制定中，它们将更有利于那些拥有大笔业务的发货人，从而满足小公司的要求。
• A: What's the rate for sending a package of books surface mail to Japan?
  甲：平邮寄一包书去日本，怎样收费？
• Could you send it to Japan by surface mail?
  你可以用普通邮件把它寄到日本吗？
• Clerk: Surface mail from the UK to China. Mmm, up to eight weeks!
  职员：平信从英国道中国，最长可能要八个星期。
• Airmail letters arrive much quicker than ones sent surface mail.
  航空信件要比平邮信件快得多。
• I suppose airmail is faster and more expensive than surface mail.
  我想航空邮寄比平寄要快一些也更贵一些吧。
• In that case, I would recommend sending it by air, because an ordinary mail will take too long, that is, three weeks to go surface mail from here to China.
  要是这样的话，我建议您寄航空邮件。普通邮件从这里寄往中国要花3个星期左右的时间。