letter
noun /ˈletə(r)/
/ˈletər/
Idioms - 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。
Topics Literature and writinga1- 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lengthy
- long
- brief
- …
- draft
- write
- read
- …
- arrive
- come
- reach somebody
- …
- writer
- writing
- carrier
- …
- by letter
- in a/the letter
- letter about
- …
- to write/send (somebody) a letter
- 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。
- 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- large
- block
- …
- in… letters
- the letters of the alphabet
- 'B' is the second letter of the alphabet.
- (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
词源Middle English: from Old French lettre, from Latin litera, littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’.
Idioms
the letter of the law
- (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。
- They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.
to the letter
- 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。
- I followed your instructions to the letter.