letter
noun
verb
ˈletə
noun
1
a
written
or
printed
message
that
is
usually
put
in
an
envelope
and
sent
by
mail
信，函
BrE AmE :
[+
from/to
]
I
got
a
long
letter
from
Melanie
today.
今天我收到梅拉妮的一封长信。
Bart’s
writing
a
letter
to
his
parents.
巴特正在给他父母写信。
post
a
letter
Could
you
post
this
letter
for
me?
你能帮我把这封信寄出去吗？
a
letter
of
thanks/introduction/complaint
etc
Julie
received
a
letter
of
apology
from
the
hospital.
朱莉收到了医院的一封道歉信。
a
business
letter
商务信函
2
a
sign
in
writing
or
printing
that
represents
a
speech
sound
字母
There
are
26
letters
in
the
English
alphabet.
英语字母表有 26 个字母。
Fill
in
the
form
in
capital
letters
(=written
in
their
large
form)
.
用大写字母填写表格。
3
to the letter
paying
exact
attention
to
the
details
of
something
丝毫不差，不折不扣
I
followed
the
instructions
to
the
letter,
but
it
still
wouldn’t
work.
我严格按照说明去做，但还是不行。
4
the letter of the law
the
exact
words
of
a
law
or
agreement
rather
than
the
intended
or
general
meaning
法律 （协议 ）的字面意义
employees
who
stick
to
the
letter
of
the
law
in
their
contracts
严格遵守合同字面意义的雇员
5
a
large
cloth
letter
that
you
sew
onto
a
jacket,
given
as
a
reward
for
playing
in
a
school
or
college
sports
team
[美] 校队队衣上的字母标志〔作为对队员的奖励〕
AmE
Mark
got
a
letter
in
soccer.
马克得了一个校足球队的字母标志。
6
English/American/German etc letters
the
study
of
the
literature
of
a
particular
country
or
language
英国/美国/
德国等文学
plural 复数 | formal
a
major
figure
in
English
letters
一位英语文学大师
verb
7
to
write,
draw,
paint
etc
letters
or
words
on
something
把字（母）写 （画，绘 ）于
T usually passive 一般用被动态
The
card
was
neatly
lettered
P.A.
DUFFY.
卡片上工整地写着 P.A. DUFFY。
letter
sth
in
sth
Several
pages
are
lettered
in
gold.
有几页用的是烫金的字。
8
to
earn
a
LETTER
1(5)
in
a
sport
[美] 赢得学校运动队的字母标志
I | AmE
[+
in
]
He
lettered
in
basketball
at
Brandeis.
他获得了布兰德斯大学校篮球队的字母标志。