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IELTS BNC: 454 COCA: 628
letter
letəʳ ˈlɛtər
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense , plural letters, present participle lettering, past tense , past participle lettered
1 N-COUNT [oft by NOUN] ;信函 If you write a letter to someone, you write a message on paper and send it to them, usually by post. ;信函
  • I had received a letter from a very close friend. [+ from]

    我收到一个很要好的朋友的来信。

  • ...a letter of resignation. [+ of]

    辞职信

  • Our long courtship had been conducted mostly by letter.

    我俩长期的恋爱过程基本上靠的是书信。

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

    字母表中的字母

  • ...the letter E.

    字母E

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. (校队队衣的)校名首字母标志(以嘉许优秀运动员) [US] [US]
  • Valerie earned letters in three sports: volleyball, basketball, and field hockey. [+ in]

    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. 赢得佩戴校名首字母标志的荣誉 [US] [US]
  • Burkoth lettered in soccer. [VERB prep.]

    伯考思在足球上获得了佩戴校名首字母标志的荣誉。

6 PHRASE [preposition PHRASE, PHRASE after verb] (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. (钻)法律字眼
  • 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. (执行指示)毫厘不爽地,不折不扣地
  • She obeyed his instructions to the letter.

    她分毫不差地遵照他的吩咐去做。

Quotations
Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls John Donne To Sir Henry Wotton
All letters, methinks, should be free and easy as one's discourse, not studied as an oration, not made up of hard words like a charm Dorothy Osborne Letter to William Temple
I have made this [letter] longer than usual, only because I have not had the time to make it shorter Blaise Pascal Lettres Provinciales
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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
IELTS BNC: 454 COCA: 628

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