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letter

noun
/ˈletə(r)/
/ˈletər/
Idioms
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  1. a written, typed or printed message that is put in an envelope or attached to an email and sent to somebody信;函
    • to write/send (somebody) a letter(给某人)写/寄信
    • to receive/get a letter收到/收到一封信
    • (British English) to post a letter寄信
    • (North American English) to mail a letter寄信
    • a thank-you/resignation/rejection letter感谢信/辞职信/拒绝信
    • letter to somebody In a letter to members, the Chairman explained the changes.主席在给成员的信中解释了这些变化。
    • I wrote a letter to the editor of our local paper.我给我们当地报纸的编辑写了一封信。
    • letter from somebody You may need a letter from your doctor.你可能需要一封医生的来信。
    • a letter of something a letter of recommendation/complaint/apology推荐信/申诉书/道歉信
    • by letter You will be notified by letter.将用信函通知你。
    see also air letter, chain letter, covering letter, dead letter, Dear John letter, French letter, love letter, open letter
    Extra Examples
    • More than 100 scientists have signed a letter to the Prime Minister.100多名科学家签署了一封给首相的信。
    • In a letter dated 8 January last year, residents warned of the fire risk.在去年1月8日的一封信中,居民们对火灾风险提出了警告。
    • Her letter was published in the local paper.她的信发表在当地报纸上。
    • There's a letter here addressed to you.这里有一封写给你的信。
    • I'm just going out to post/​mail a letter.我正要出去寄信。
    • He's applied for dozens of jobs and had dozens of rejection letters.他申请了几十份工作,收到了几十封拒绝信。
    • Police received an anonymous letter about the case.警方收到了一封关于此案的匿名信。
    • I started to receive threatening letters demanding further payments.我开始收到要求进一步付款的恐吓信。
    • We've had so many calls and letters from people who are worried.我们收到了很多担心的人打来的电话和来信。
    • Keep a copy of the letter on file.把这封信的副本存档。
    • Put the information in an email or a letter and send it to me.把信息放在邮件或者信件里发给我。
    • I got a letter from their lawyers threatening legal action.我收到他们律师的一封信,威胁要采取法律行动。
    • We welcome letters from our readers.我们欢迎读者来信。
    • They sent me a letter saying the appointment had been changed.他们给我发了一封信,说约会已经改变了。
    • Why don't you write her a letter saying how you feel?你为什么不写封信给她,告诉她你的感受?
    • I went home and wrote a letter of resignation.我回家写了一封辞职信。
    • He made these remarks in a letter to a friend.他在给朋友的信中说了这些话。
    • He fired off a letter of complaint to the Chief Executive.他给行政长官写了一封投诉信。
    • A collection of letters between the artist and her sister has been published.这位艺术家和她姐姐之间的书信集已经出版。
    • A letter headed ‘Advertising Mania’ appeared in the paper.报纸上出现了一封题为“广告热”的信。
    • Apart from the occasional letter, they had not been in touch for years.除了偶尔通信之外,他们好多年没有联系了。
    • George Bernard Shaw was a prolific letter writer.萧伯纳是一位多产的书信作者。
    • His letter went on to give reasons for his refusal to take part.他的信接着讲了他拒绝参加的原因。
    • I haven't had a letter from her for ages.我已好久没有收到她的信了。
    • I hope my last letter has reached you.我希望我的上一封信已送到你手中。
    • I was angry that they didn't even acknowledge my letter.我生气的是他们甚至没有确认已经收到我的信。
    • I wrote my uncle a thank-you letter as soon as I opened the present.我一打开礼物就给叔叔写了一封感谢信。
    • In your letter of 5 June…在你6 月5 日的信中…
    • Our letters crossed in the post.我们的信在邮局相互错过了。
    • Please reply by letter.请来信回复。
    • She drafted an angry letter to the newspaper.她起草了一封给报社的怒气冲冲的信。
    • She wrote him a letter saying that she was not coming back.她给他写了一封信,说自己不会回来了。
    • She wrote an impassioned letter to her local newspaper to complain about the new road.她给当地的报纸写了一封措辞激烈的信,投诉新修的马路。
    • She received countless letters of support while in jail.在狱中她收到了不计其数支持她的信件。
    • The charity received an anonymous letter enclosing a large cheque.慈善机构收到了一封匿名信, 面附有一张大额支票。
    • The conditions are explained in the accompanying letter.这些条件在附函中予以解释。
    • The letter concluded with a threat of possible legal action.这封信在结尾扬言有可能要诉诸法律。
    • The letter contained information that only the killer could know.信里有些只有杀手才会知道的信息。
    • The letter is dated 7 July.这封信日期为7 月7 日。
    • The letter started off by thanking us for our offer.信中首先感谢了我们的提议。
    • The letter was addressed to me.这封信是寄给我的。
    • The letter was forwarded from my old address.这封信是从我的旧地址转来的。
    • The porter distributes incoming letters to the offices.看门人向各个办公室分发来信。
    • We reserve the right to cut or edit letters.我们保留删减或者编辑信件的权利。
    • a letter of application/​apology申请信/道歉信
    • a letter to the editor (= of a newspaper)致编辑的信
    • The prime minister has sent a letter of condolence to the family of the missing pilot.首相已经给失踪飞行员的家属发了一封慰问信。
    • They wrote a letter of complaint to the television network.他们给电视台写了一封投诉信。
    • There's a letter for you from your mother.有你母亲的一封来信。
    Topics Literature and writinga1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • lengthy
    • long
    • brief
    verb + letter
    • draft
    • write
    • read
    letter + verb
    • arrive
    • come
    • reach somebody
    letter + noun
    • writer
    • writing
    • carrier
    preposition
    • by letter
    • in a/​the letter
    • letter about
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  2. a written or printed sign representing a sound used in speech字母
    • 'B' is the second letter of the alphabet.b 是字母表的第二个字母。
    • How many letters are in the Greek alphabet?希腊字母表中有多少个字母?
    • the letter A/B/C这封信
    • I'm thinking of a word that begins with the letter M.我在想一个以字母m开头的单词。
    • in… letters She typed the word ‘HISTORY’ in capital letters.她用大写字母打出了“历史”这个词。
    • The slogan is printed in bold letters across the top.标语顶部用粗体字印刷。
    see also capital letter
    Extra Examples
    • Chai is the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.柴是希伯来语字母表中的第18个字母。
    • The pieces of card were marked with letters of the alphabet.这些卡片上都标有字母表的字母。
    • Each item is assigned a different number or letter.每个项目被分配一个不同的数字或字母。
    • He had typed a jumble of letters and numbers.他打了一堆杂乱的字母和数字。
    • All their names begin with the same letter.他们所有的名字都以同一个字母开头。
    • The first letter of my name is K, not C.我名字的第一个字母是K,不是c。
    • His name is written Louis, but you don't pronounce the last letter.他的名字是路易斯写的,但你不会念最后一个字母。
    • What do those letters after your name mean?你名字后面的那些字母是什么意思?
    • The system does not distinguish between upper and lower case letters.系统不区分大写和小写字母。
    • words such as ‘debt’ and ‘half’, which contain silent letters含有不发音字母的词,如debt、half
    • Words with double letters, such as ‘accommodate’, are commonly misspelled.有双写字母的词,如 accommodate 常常被拼错。
    • The company's name is made from the initial letters of his children's names.公司名称由他几个孩子名字的首字母组成。
    • Fill in the form in block letters.用大写字母填表。
    • His name was written in large white letters over the doorway.他的名字用白色的大写字母写在门的上方。
    • The card said ‘Birthday Girl’ in gold letters.卡片上用金色字母写着“生日女孩”。
    • The title of the book is in large raised letters on the front.这本书的标题是用大的凸起字母写在前面的。
    • At the end of the course you will receive a letter grade from A–F.在课程结束时,你将获得A-F的字母等级。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • large
    • block
    preposition
    • in… letters
    phrases
    • the letters of the alphabet
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  3. (North American English) 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(缝制在运动服上的)校运动队字母标志
  4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French lettre, from Latin litera, littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’.
Idioms
the letter of the law
  1. (often disapproving) the exact words of a law or rule rather than its general meaning法律(或法规)的准确字面意义
    • They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.他们坚持严守法律的字面意义。
    • We might be guilty of slightly bending the letter of the law.我们可能犯了轻微歪曲法律条文的罪。
    • In spite of the difficulties it would cause her family, the judge stuck to the letter of the law and jailed her.尽管会给她的家庭带来困难,法官还是严格依据法律条文判她入狱。
    Topics Permission and obligationc2
to the letter
  1. doing/following exactly what somebody/something says, paying attention to every detail丝毫不差;不折不扣;精确地
    • I followed your instructions to the letter.我是严格遵照你的指示办的。

letter

verb
/ˈletə(r)/
/ˈletər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they letter
/ˈletə(r)/
/ˈletər/
he / she / it letters
/ˈletəz/
/ˈletərz/
past simple lettered
/ˈletəd/
/ˈletərd/
past participle lettered
/ˈletəd/
/ˈletərd/
-ing form lettering
/ˈletərɪŋ/
/ˈletərɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive, usually passive] to give a letter to something as part of a series or list用字母标明(于清单等上)
    • lettered (+ noun) the stars lettered Alpha and Beta以 α 和 β 命名的星
  2. [transitive, usually passive] to print, paint, sew, etc. letters onto something把字母印刷(或缝制等)于
    • lettered (in something) a black banner lettered in white印有白色字母的黑色横幅
  3. [intransitive] (North American English) to receive a letter made of cloth that you sew onto your clothes for playing in a school or college sports team领取到学校运动队布制字母标志
  4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French lettre, from Latin litera, littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’.
IELTS BNC: 454 COCA: 628
letter

noun¹

1written/printed message書信ADJECTIVE | VERB + LETTER | LETTER + VERB | LETTER + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVElengthy, long長信brief, short簡短的信;短信ten-page, etc. * 10 頁等的信rambling東拉西扯的信countless, numerous數不清的信;許多信She received countless letters of support while in jail.在獄中她收到了不計其數支持她的信件。occasional偶爾寫的信Apart from the occasional letter, they had not been in touch for years.除了偶爾通信之外,他們好多年沒有聯繫了。airmail航空信件registered掛號信handwritten手寫信件anonymous匿名信formal, official正式/官方信件business商務信函personal個人信件confidential, private機密/私人信件open, public公開信The editor published an open letter to the president.編輯發表了一份給總統的公開信。circular傳閱的函件chain連鎖信form, standard通函;標準格式的信件sample信函範本accompanying, cover, covering, explanatory (especially BrE) 附函;附信;說明信The conditions are explained in the accompanying letter.這些條件在附函中予以解釋。Send your résumé with a cover letter. (NAmE) 請隨求職信寄來你的簡歷。Send your CV with a covering letter. (BrE) 將你的個人簡歷隨求職信一並寄出。thank-you感謝信I wrote my uncle a thank-you letter as soon as I opened the present.我一打開禮物就給叔叔寫了一封感謝信。congratulatory賀信warning警告信acceptance, rejection接受函;回絕信I've had ten job interviews and received ten rejection letters.我參加了 10 次求職面試,收到了 10 封回絕信。resignation辭職信suicide絕命書fan崇拜者來信love情書intimate私密信件nice懇切的信friendly友好的信heartfelt, impassioned真誠的/充滿激情的信件She wrote an impassioned letter to her local newspaper to complain about the new road.她給當地的報紙寫了一封措辭激烈的信,投訴新修的馬路。polite客氣的信apologetic道歉信angry, strong, strongly worded, threatening憤怒的信;措辭強硬的信;恐嚇信indignant憤憤不平的信critical批評信poison pen匿名誹謗信He had been sending poison pen letters to people at work.他一直在給工作的人們寄送匿名誹謗信。VERB + LETTERdraft, write起草信;寫信She drafted an angry letter to the newspaper.她起草了一封給報社的怒氣沖沖的信。read看信get, have, receive收到信I haven't had a letter from her for months.我已經幾個月沒收到她的信了。mail, post, send寄信email發電子郵件fax傳真信deliver送信forward轉交信The letter was forwarded from my old address.這封信是從我的舊地址轉來的。seal封好信open打開信acknowledge, answer, reply to, respond to告知已收到信;回信;答覆信I was angry that they didn't even acknowledge my letter.我生氣的是他們甚至沒有確認已經收到我的信。address在信上寫姓名及地址The letter was addressed to me.這封信是寄給我的。sign在信上簽字publish發表信件The newspaper refused to publish the letter.這家報紙拒絕發表這封信。edit編輯信件We reserve the right to cut or edit letters.我們保留刪減或者編輯信件的權利。LETTER + VERBarrive, come, reach sb信件到達;信送到(某人處)I hope my last letter has reached you.我希望我的上一封信已送到你手中。be dated...信上註明的日期為⋯The letter is dated July 7.這封信日期為 7 月 7 日。cross信件相互錯過Our letters crossed.我們的信相互錯過了。be lost信件丟失announce sth, ask (sb) sth, explain sth, say sth, state sth, tell sb sth來信宣佈⋯;來信詢問(某人)⋯;來信解釋⋯;信上說⋯;信函陳述⋯;來信告訴某人⋯She wrote him a letter saying that she was not coming back.她給他寫了一封信,說自己不會回來了。begin, start, start off信開始;信開頭The letter started off by thanking us for our offer.信中首先感謝了我們的提議。continue, go on信接着講述His letter went on to give reasons for his refusal to take part.他的信接着講了他拒絕參加的原因。conclude, end信結尾The letter concluded with a threat of possible legal action.這封信在結尾揚言有可能要訴諸法律。contain sth信中有⋯The letter contained information that only the killer could know.信裏有些只有殺手才會知道的信息。enclose sth信裏附有⋯The charity received an anonymous letter enclosing a large donation.慈善機構收到了一封附有一大筆捐贈的匿名信。appear信出現A letter headed 'Advertising Mania' appeared in the paper.報紙上刊登了一封題為《廣告熱》的信。LETTER + NOUNwriter, writing信的作者;寫信George Bernard Shaw was a prolific letter writer.蕭伯納是一位多產的書信作者。carrier (NAmE) (postman/postwoman in BrE) 郵遞員box (BrE) (mail slot in NAmE) (mailbox in NAmE) 信箱A card dropped through the letter box.一張卡片丟進了信箱。 (mail slot in NAmE) There's a letter box on the corner of the street.街角那兒有一個郵筒。 (mailbox in NAmE) opener (especially NAmE) 開信刀bomb (mail bomb in NAmE) 信件炸彈PREPOSITIONby letter通過信件Please reply by letter.請來信回覆。in a/the letter在信中In your letter of June 5...在您 6 月 5 日的信中⋯letter about, letter concerning, letter regarding關於⋯的信letter from, letter to來自⋯的信;給⋯的信a letter to the editor致編輯的信letter of⋯信a letter of application / apology申請信/道歉信
letter

noun²

2sign that represents a sound in a language字母ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig, large大的字母;大字母block, capital, upper-case大寫字母Fill in the form in block letters.用大寫字母填表。lower-case, small小寫字母bold黑體字母initial首字母The company's name is made from the initial letters of his children's names.公司名稱由他幾個孩子名字的首字母組成。double雙寫字母Words with double letters, such as 'accommodate', are commonly misspelled.有雙寫字母的詞,如 accommodate 常常被拼錯。silent不發音的字母words such as 'debt' and 'half', which contain silent letters含有不發音字母的詞,如 debt 和 halfPREPOSITIONin... letters用⋯字母His name was written in large white letters over the doorway.他的名字用白色的大寫字母寫在門的上方。PHRASESthe letters of the alphabet字母
IELTS BNC: 454 COCA: 628
letter noun
letter (send a letter) number2 (the letters of the alphabet)
letter

noun

letter ♦︎ message ♦︎ email ♦︎ mail ♦︎ note ♦︎ memo ♦︎ fax ♦︎ text ♦︎ post ♦︎ communication ♦︎ correspondenceThese words all mean sth that you write and send to sb in order to communicate with them. 这些词均表示信函、邮件。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配a letter / a message / an email / mail / a note / a memo / a fax / a text / post / a communication / correspondence from / to sb(a) personal / private letter / message / email / mail / note / communication / correspondencea brief letter / message / email / note / memo / communication(a) business letter / email / mail / memo / correspondencea thank-you letter / message / email / noteto send / receive a letter / a message / an email / mail / a note / a memo / a fax / a text / post / a communication / correspondenceto write a letter / a message / an email / a note / a memoto open a letter / a message / an email / the mail / the posta letter / a message / an email / the mail / a fax / the post arrives letter [countable] a piece of text that you write on paper and send to sb, usually in an addressed envelope, in order to tell them sth 信;函You should include a covering letter with your CV.寄简历时应该附上求职信。They wrote a letter of complaint to the television network.他们给电视台写了一封投诉信。You will be notified by letter.你将会收到信函通知。 (BrE) to post a letter寄信 (NAmE) to mail a letter寄信 message [countable] a short piece of written or spoken information that you give to sb when you cannot speak to them directly (书面或口头的)信息,消息,音信I left a message on her answering machine.我在她的电话答录机上留言了。Victoria's not here at the moment. Can I take a message?维多利亚这会儿不在,要我给你传个话吗?The computer displays an error message when I try to run the program.我试着运行该程序时,电脑出现错误信息提示。 email ( e-mail) [countable, uncountable] a written message that you send from your computer to another person's computer over a network such as the Internet 电子邮件;电邮I got an email from Andrew last week.我上周收到安德鲁的一封电子邮件。I have to check my email.我得查收一下电子邮件。 email ( e-mail)

verb

[transitive] David emailed me yesterday.戴维昨天给我发了电子邮件。I'll email the documents to her.我将用电邮把这些文件发给她。
mail [uncountable] the letters and packages which are sent and delivered by the postal system; messages that are sent or received on a computer 邮件;信件;邮包;电子邮件There isn't much mail today.今天邮件不多。Is there a letter from them in the mail?邮包里有他们的来信吗?You've got mail.有你的信件。In British English post is often used instead of mail to mean the letters and packages that sb sends and receives. 在英式英语中,常用post而非mail来表示收发的信件和邮包。 see also mail send verb 1 note [countable] a short informal letter 短笺;便条Just a quick note to say thank you for a wonderful evening.仅以此短笺感谢您让我度过了一个美好夜晚。I left a note for Judith on her desk.我在朱迪丝的书桌上留了个便条。It is suspicious that he did not leave a suicide note.他没有留下遗书,这一点很可疑。 memo ˈmeməʊ; NAmE ˈmemoʊ ( formal memorandumˌmeməˈrændəm ) (plural memoranda ˌmeməˈrændə ) [countable] an official note from one person to another in the same organization 备忘录The confidential memo was leaked to the press.那份机密备忘录被人泄露给了媒体。 fax [uncountable, countable] a system for sending documents in electronic form along telephone wires, using a special machine that sends, receives and prints the documents; a document sent by fax 传真(系统);传真文件a fax machine传真机Can you send it to me by fax?你能把它传真给我吗?What is your fax number?你的传真号码是多少?Did you get my fax?你收到我的传真了吗? fax

verb

[transitive] Can you fax me the latest version?你能把最新版本传真给我吗?Can you fax it to me?你能把它传真给我吗?
text ( ˈtext message) [countable] a written message that you send using a mobile phone (手机)短信;短讯简讯Send a text to this number to vote.请发短信到此号码参加投票。 text ( ˈtext-message)

verb

[transitive] I texted him to say we were waiting at the hotel.我发短信告诉他我们在酒店等候。
post [uncountable] (BrE) mail 邮件;信件;邮包The book arrived in the morning post.这本书是上午邮递送来的。 see also post send verb 1 communication [countable] (formal) a message, letter or telephone call 信息;书信;电话If you no longer wish to receive communications from us, follow the instructions at the bottom of the email.如果你不想再收到我们的信息,请按照电邮底部的说明去做。 see also communication communication , communicate convey , communicate talk correspondence [uncountable] (rather formal) the letters a person sends and receives 来往信件;往来书信The editor welcomes correspondence from readers on any subject.编辑欢迎读者就任何问题来信。the correspondence column / page (= in a newspaper) 读者来信专栏 see also correspondence communication
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