letter
n. 信；字母，文字；证书；文学，学问；字面意义
vt. 写字母于
vi. 写印刷体字母
n. (Letter)人名；(英)莱特
n.
信；证书，许可证；字母，文字；字面意义
vt.
用字母标明；写字母于；加标题；
vi.
写印刷体字母；
变形
复数：letters过去式：lettered过去分词：lettered现在分词：lettering第三人称单数：letters
双语释义
n.(名词)[C]信,函件 a written or printed message sent usually in an envelope
[C]字母 one of the signs in writing or printing that represents a speech sound
英英释义
letter[ 'letə ]
n.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
"mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
同义词：missive
the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
"his grandmother taught him his letters"
同义词：letter of the alphabetalphabetic character
a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
"he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"
an award earned by participation in a school sport
"he won letters in three sports"
同义词：varsity letter
owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
v.
win an athletic letter
set down or print with letters
mark letters on or mark with letters
词汇搭配
用作名词 (n.)
动词+～
address a letter在信封上写姓名地址
answer a letter回一封信
close a letter结束一封信
date a letter在信上注明日期
deliver letters投递信件
drop a letter投信
expect a letter等信
fold a letter将信折叠
forward a letter转交信
get a letter收到信
glance over a letter匆匆看一封信
have a letter收到信
hold up letter扣压信件
leave a letter把信留下
mail a letter寄信
open a letter拆信
post a letter寄信
push the letter塞信
put a letter放信
read a letter看信
receive a letter收到信件
reply a letter回一封信
send a letter寄信
sign a letter在信上签名
smooth out a letter把一封信弄平整
sort letters分拣信件
stamp a letter在信上贴邮票
take (down) a letter把信速记下来
tear open a letter撕开信封
type a letter打一封信
write a letter写信
go by the letter遵守字面条文
know letters识字
obey the letter遵守条文
put letter印字母
形容词+～
angry letter愤怒的信
blindletter无法投递的信
cold letter态度冷淡的信
cover letter(附于包裹或信件内的)附信
dead letter无法投递的信件
dry letter干巴巴的信,枯燥无味的信
express letter快信
long letter长信
official letter官方信件,公函
open letter公开信
personal letter私信
warm letter热情的信
名词+～
business letter商业信件
chain letter连锁信
fan letter(向明星表示崇拜的)影〔球〕迷信
love letter情书
night letter夜间电报、夜信函
sea letter海上通行证
black letter黑体字
block letter印刷字母
call letters呼号
capital letter大写字母
large letter大写字母
small letter小写字母
strange letter奇怪的字母
the first letter第一个字母
～+名词
letter book书信册
letter box邮政信箱
letter case袖珍信件夹
letter drop投信口
letter form书信形式
letter sheet信纸
介词+～
by letter通过写信
in a letter在信中
on a letter在信上
letter by letter一个字母一个字母地
in letter在字面上
to the letter严格按照文字
～+介词
letter about关于…的信
letter from来自…的信
letter on the matter有关此事的信
letter to发往…的信
the letter of the law法律的字面意义
the letters of the sign标牌的字母
词组短语
letter of credit n. [商]（银行发行的）信用证
to the letter严格地，不折不扣地；严格按照字句
write a letter写信
by letter以书信形式
cover letter附信
irrevocable letter of credit不可撤销信用证
open letter n. 公开信
love letter情书
invitation letter邀请函
letter of recommendation保荐信，介绍信
application letter申请信，申请报告；求职信
send a letter寄信
business letter商业信函
capital letter大写字母
letter of intent n. 意向书；合同之草约
confirmation letter确认信函
letter writing书信写法；书信写作；尺牍
letter of introduction介绍信
call letter推销商品的信件
recommendation letter推荐信
同近义词辨析
message, correspondence, letter, note这组词都有“信”的意思，其区别是：
message指书信、口信、电报等。
correspondence集合名词，指全部来往信件。
letter最普通用词，泛指一切形式的书信，尤指邮寄的信。
note指内容直截了当的短信或便条，正式或非正式均可。
letter, alphabet, script, character这组词都有“字母”的意思，其区别是：
letter指单个的字母。
alphabet指整个字母系统或一种语言的字母表，不表单个字母。
script指书写或印刷的字母。
character通常指汉语的方块字，也指字符。
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
She balled the letter into a wad.
她将信揉成一团。
I acknowledged her letter at once.
我马上告知收到了她的信。
The kids are learning to trace the letter.
孩子们学描字母。
Anger is one letter away from danger.
生气与危险仅相差一个字母。
用作动词(v.)
He wrote these words after he had lapped up his letter.
他是把信折好以后才又写下了这些话的。
While composing a letter on a computer you may interrupt the computer's rest with a short burst of key pounding and then let it return to idleness as you compose the next sentence.
当你在计算机上写信时，随着敲击键盘产生的短脉冲会打断计算机的休息，接着当你写下一句话的时候，它会返回到无所事事的状态。
The printer has dropped a letter here.
印刷者在这儿遗漏了一个字母。
I learned about serif and san serif typefaces, about varying the amount of space between different letter combinations, about what makes great typography great.
我学习写带短截线和不带短截线的印刷字体，根据不同字母组合调整其间距，以及怎样把版式调整得好上加好。
权威例句
Letter: Prognosis in comaLetter to nature: Extinction risk from climate change
Effects of noise letters upon the identification of a target letter in a nonsearch task
"Diagnostic criteria for use in psychiatric research": Letter.
Letter abstract - Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer's Disease
Letter by Reiffel regarding article, "Risk of bleeding with 2 doses of dabigatran compared with warfarin in older and younger patien...
An interactive activation model of context effects in letter perception: I. An account of basic findings.
Reanalysis and revision of the Cambridge reference sequence for human mitochondrial DNA (letter)
Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation: BEIR VII, Phase I, Letter Report (1998)
Letter by Nieminen et al regarding article, "Differential impact of blood pressure-lowering drugs on central aortic pressure and cli...
letter
letter: [13] The distant ancestry of the word letter has never been satisfactorily explained. One possible candidate as a source that has been put forward is Greek diphthérai ‘writing tablets’. But the earliest precursor that can be positively identified is Latin littera. This meant ‘alphabetic symbol’, or in the plural ‘document’ and ‘epistle’. English acquired it via Old French lettre. Also from Latin littera are English literature and obliterate [16], which means etymologically ‘remove letters’.=> literature, obliterate
letter (n.1)
c. 1200, "graphic symbol, alphabetic sign, written character," from Old French letre (10c., Modern French lettre) "character, letter; missive, note," in plural, "literature, writing, learning," from Latin littera (also litera) "letter of the alphabet," of uncertain origin, perhaps via Etruscan from Greek diphthera "tablet," with change of d- to l- as in lachrymose. In this sense it replaced Old English bocstæf, literally "book staff" (compare German Buchstabe "letter, character," from Old High German buohstab, from Proto-Germanic *bok-staba-m). Latin littera also meant "a writing, document, record," and in plural litteræ "a letter, epistle," a sense first attested in English early 13c., replacing Old English ærendgewrit, literally "errand-writing." The Latin plural also meant "literature, books," and figuratively "learning, liberal education, schooling" (see letters). School letter in sports, attested by 1908, were said to have been first awarded by University of Chicago football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg. Expression to the letter "precisely" is from 1520s (earlier as after the letter). Letter-perfect is from 1845, originally in theater jargon, in reference to an actor knowing the lines exactly. Letter-press, in reference to matter printed from relief surfaces, is from 1840.
letter (v.)
"to write in letters," 1660s, from letter (n.1). Earlier it meant "to instruct" (mid-15c.). Related: Lettered; lettering.
letter (n.2)
"one who lets" in any sense, c. 1400, agent noun from let (v.).
1. Please address the letter for me.
请在信里给我写上住址。
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2. Her letter hints of her love to (towards) me.
她的来信暗示了她对我的爱。
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3. The letter passed from one to another until everyone had read it.
这封信从一个人转手到另一个人直到每个人都看过。
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4. She says no letter arrived this morning.
她说今天早上没有信来。
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5. You can apply either personally or in letter.
你可以亲自接洽也可以写信。
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6. Please excuse my opening your letter by mistake.
请原谅我误拆了你的信。
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7. With this letter I enclose a photograph.
随信附上照片一张。
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8. I have received your letter.
我收到了你的信。
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9. She immediately copied the letter in her notebook.
她立即把这封信抄在她的笔记本里。
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10. Remember me to your father in your letter.
你在信上给我带一笔， 问你父亲好。
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11. The man tucked his letter in.
那个人把信塞进裤腰里。
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12. She misinterpreted the implications of his letter and thus misunderstood his intentions.
她没有正确理解他信中的含义，因而误解了他的意图。
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13. He sponged a wrong letter off with a rubber.
他用橡皮擦掉了一个错误的字母。
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14. Are you the gentleman introduced in the letter?
你就是信中引荐的那位先生吗?
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15. The letter was mailed from Pennsylvania to me.
信已由宾夕法尼亚州寄到我这里。
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16. The letter embodied all her ideas.
这封信表达了她的全部看法。
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17. She grasped the letter and held it to her breast.
她急切地抓住信把它举在胸前。
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18. She crushed up the letter angrily.
她愤怒地将信揉成一团。
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19. The letter passed from one to another until everyone had read it.
信从一个人手中传到另一个人手里，直到大家都看过了。
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20. He spoke about his love in the letter.
他在信中表达了他的爱意。
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21. Her voice deepened when she came to these lines of the letter.
她读到信中这几行时，她的声音变低沉了。
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22. The letter was delayed in transmission.
这封信在传递中被耽误了。
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23. This letter is directed to her.
这封信是寄给她的。
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24. She popped the letter into the envelope.
她急忙地把信放进信封里。
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25. He inserted a letter into the misspelled word.
他在拼错的单词中插进了一个字母。
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26. She tossed off a letter during the 10-minute break.
在10分钟休息时，她很快地写了一封信。
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27. This is a letter paper personalized with his initials.
这是一张有他姓名首字母的信纸。
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28. Two schoolgirls were giggling at a letter which one of them had received from a boy.
两位女生对着信吃吃地笑着，这信是一个男生写给她们中的一位的。
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29. This letter resolved all our doubts.
这封信消除了我们的各种疑虑。
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30. This letter resolved all our doubts.
这封信消除了我们的各种疑虑。
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