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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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writinga1More 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lengthy
- long
- brief
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- draft
- write
- read
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- arrive
- come
- reach somebody
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- writer
- writing
- carrier
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- by letter
- in a/the letter
- letter about
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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。
Extra ExamplesChai 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
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- in… letters
- the letters of the alphabet
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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
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
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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。
to the letter