letter

美 [ˈletər]英 [ˈletə(r)]
  • n.信;字母;函;(缝制在运动服上的)校运动队字母标志
  • v.用字母标明(于清单等上);把字母印刷(或缝制等)于;领取到学校运动队布制字母标志

复数: letters 过去式: lettered 现在分词: lettering 过去分词: lettered 第三人称单数: letters

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noun

1

信;函
a message that is written down or printed on paper and usually put in an envelope and sent to sb

a business/thank-you, etc. letter

商业信函、感谢信等

a letter of complaint

投诉书

to post a letter

寄信

to mail a letter

寄信

There's a letter for you from your mother.

有你母亲的一封来信。

You will be notified by letter .

将用信函通知你。

2

字母
a written or printed sign representing a sound used in speech

‘B’ is the second letter of the alphabet.

b是字母表的第二个字母。

Write your name in capital/block letters .

用大写字母书写姓名。

3

(缝制在运动服上的)校运动队字母标志
a sign in the shape of a letter that is sewn onto clothes to show that a person plays in a school or college sports team

习语

the exact words of a law or rule rather than its general meaning

他们坚持严守法律的字面意义。
They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.

doing/following exactly what sb/sth says, paying attention to every detail

我是严格遵照你的指示办的。
I followed your instructions to the letter.

verb

1

用字母标明(于清单等上)
to give a letter to sth as part of a series or list

the stars lettered Alpha and Beta

以α和β命名的星

2

把字母印刷(或缝制等)于
to print, paint, sew, etc. letters onto sth

a black banner lettered in white

印有白色字母的黑色横幅

3

领取到学校运动队布制字母标志
to receive a letter made of cloth that you sew onto your clothes for playing in a school or college sports team

letter

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 信;信函
    If you write a letter to someone, you write a message on paper and send it to them, usually by post.

    I had received a letter from a very close friend.

    我收到一个很要好的朋友的来信。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 字母
    Letters are written symbols which represent one of the sounds in a language.

    ...the letters of the alphabet.

    字母表中的字母

  • 3
    N-COUNT (校队队衣的)校名首字母标志(以嘉许优秀运动员)
    If a student earns a letter in sports or athletics by being part of the university or college team, they are entitled to wear on their jacket the initial letter of the name of their university or college.

    Valerie earned letters in three sports: volleyball, basketball, and field hockey.

    瓦莱丽在排球、篮球和曲棍球三个项目上获得了佩戴校名首字母标志的荣誉。

  • 4
    VERB 赢得佩戴校名首字母标志的荣誉
    If a student letters in sports or athletics by being part of the university or college team, they are entitled to wear on their jacket the initial letter of the name of their university or college.

    Burkoth lettered in soccer.

    伯考思在足球上获得了佩戴校名首字母标志的荣誉。

  • 5
    See also:capital letter;covering letter;dead letter;love letter;newsletter;poison-pen letter

  • 6
    PHRASE (钻)法律字眼
    If you say that someone keeps to the letter of the law, you mean that they act according to what is actually written in the law, rather than according to the general principles of it, especially when you disapprove of this.

    They had stuck to the letter of the law and in my view they should be ashamed.

    他们死抠法律字眼。依我看他们应该感到惭愧。

  • 7
    PHRASE (执行指示)毫厘不爽地,不折不扣地
    If you say that someone carries out instructions to the letter, you mean that they do exactly what they are told to do, paying great attention to every detail.

    She obeyed his instructions to the letter.

    她分毫不差地遵照他的吩咐去做。

noun

1
a written message addressed to a person or organization
mailed an indignant letter to the editor
Synonym: missive
2
an award earned by participation in a school sport
he won letters in three sports
Synonym: varsity letter
3
the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
his grandmother taught him his letters
Synonym: letter of the alphabet alphabetic character
4
a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
he followed instructions to the letter
he obeyed the letter of the law
5
owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire

verb

1
mark letters on or mark with letters
2
set down or print with letters
3
win an athletic letter

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Start a new file and put this letter in it .

    建立一个新档案,把这封信放进去。

  2. What construction do you put on this letter ?

    你对这封信如何理解?

  3. I 've never been a great one for writing letters .

    我向来不喜欢写信。

  4. Can you help me put this letter into good English , please ?

    请问你能帮我用通顺的英语来表达这信的内容吗?

  5. May I refer you to my letter of 14 May ?

    你查看一下我5月14日给你的信好吗?

  6. I must get these letters off first thing tomorrow .

    我明天首先得把这些信件寄出去。

  7. He read the letter more carefully the second time .

    他把信又更仔细地看了一遍。

  8. The many letters of support added weight to the campaign .

    许多声援信增加了这场运动的影响力。

  9. Please send the letter on to my new address .

    请把信件转寄到我的新地址。

  10. I had a letter from the people who used to live next door .

    我接到了过去的邻居写来的一封信。

  11. I could hardly believe it when I read the letter .

    读到那封信时,我简直不敢相信。

  12. I 'll check this letter for you , if you want .

    你要是愿意,我会给你查查这封信的。

  13. Games can help children learn to form letters .

    游戏可以帮助儿童学会组合字母。

  14. I didn 't want to say anything without actually reading the letter first .

    在未确实读信之前我什么也不想说。

  15. I hope to get around to answering your letter next week .

    我希望下周能抽出时间给你回信。

  16. I 'll post the letter when I go out .

    我出门时去寄这封信。

  17. Normally , the letter would not have come to my notice .

    通常情况下,我是不会看到这封信的。

  18. It 's possible he has not received the letter .

    可能他还没有收到那封信。

  19. Courier that letter ─ it needs to get there today .

    那封信必须今天到达,用专递寄吧。

  20. I didn 't mean you to read the letter .

    我没打算让你看那封信。

  21. You mentioned in your letter that you might be moving abroad .

    你在信中谈到你可能要移居国外。

  22. Obey the spirit , not the letter of the law .

    要依照法律的精神实质,而不是字面意思。

  23. I haven 't received a letter from him yet .

    我还没有收到他的信呢。

  24. Judging by her last letter , they are having a wonderful time .

    从她上封信看,他们过得非常愉快。

  25. Could you post this letter for me ?

    请把这封信替我寄了好吗?

  26. We could write a letter to the director .

    我们不妨给主管写封信。

  27. If there 's a letter from France please show it to me .

    如有法国来的信,请拿给我看看。

  28. What really hurt was that he never answered my letter .

    真正让我伤心的是他从不给我回信。

  29. We sent out over 1 000 letters but the response rate has been low .

    我们寄出了1000多封信,但回信寥寥。

  30. She felt sure the letter had some hidden meaning .

    她确信那封信中有言外之意。

  • 习语

n.

the letter of the law

法律(或法规)的准确字面意义
the exact words of a law or rule rather than its general meaning

They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.

他们坚持严守法律的字面意义。

to the letter

丝毫不差;不折不扣;精确地
doing/following exactly what sb/sth says, paying attention to every detail

I followed your instructions to the letter.

我是严格遵照你的指示办的。