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IELTS BNC: 454 COCA: 628

letter

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Related topics: Letters & punctuation, Education, Sport
let·ter1 /ˈletə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC]
1  LETTERa written or printed message that is usually put in an envelope and sent by mail 信，函
letter from/to
I got a letter from Melanie today.
今天我收到梅拉妮的一封信。
Bart’s writing a letter to his parents.
巴特正在給他父母寫信。
→ chain letter, letter of credit, open letter
2  SLAa sign in writing or printing that represents a speech sound 字母
There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.
英語字母表有26個字母。
Fill in the form in capital letters (=written in their large form).
用大寫字母填寫表格。
→ block letters
3  to the letter ATTENTIONpaying exact attention to the details of something 絲毫不差，不折不扣
I followed the instructions to the letter, but it still wouldn’t work.
我嚴格按照說明去做，但還是不行。
Examples from the Corpus
to the letter• Prion arguments were consigned to the letters columns of scientific journals.• She thinks recipes must be followed to the letter.• She could only do that if he kept her secrets and obeyed her instructions to the letter.• Marc's protocol was observed to the letter after Jimmy's rashness.• Nasty cop, nice cop: they were following procedure to the letter.• He returned to the letter he had begun typing earlier.• She returned to the letter in her hand, turning it over in her slender fingers before opening it.• A month afterwards the teams will be sent out to discover whether retailers are sticking to the letter of the law.• You must follow these to the letter or you may have to pay private charges.
4  the letter of the law EXACTthe exact words of a law or agreement rather than the intended or general meaning 法律[協議]的字面含義
employees who stick to the letter of the law in their contracts
嚴格遵守合同字面規定的僱員
→ the spirit of the law at spirit1(11)
Examples from the Corpus
the letter of the law• The heart of all this is going beyond the letter of the law with your clients.• Some one who did not feel obliged to follow the letter of the law, or the instructions of the judge.• The agent counsels them obliquely against waste, repeats the letter of the law, and smiles.• The builders may have adhered to the letter of the law, but not its spirit.• A month afterwards the teams will be sent out to discover whether retailers are sticking to the letter of the law.• By sticking to the letter of the law, the spirit of the law may be lost.• Sticking to the letter of the law v. sticking to its spirit.
5  American EnglishAmESEDS a large cloth letter that you sew onto a jacket, given as a reward for playing in a school or college sports team 〔作爲獎勵縫在校運動隊隊員隊服上的〕校名首字母標志
Mark got a letter in soccer.
馬克因足球比賽表現突出獲得了校名首字母標志獎勵。
6  English/American/German etc letters [plural] formalAL the study of the literature of a particular country or language 英國/美國/德國等文學
a major figure in English letters
一位英語文學領域的重要人物
→ dead letter, man of letters
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
get a letter (also receive a letter formal) 收信
I got a letter from my mother.
我收到母親寫來的一封信。
write a letter 寫信
He wrote a letter inviting her to visit.
他寫信請她來做客。
send a letter 寄信，發信
The school sent a letter to all the children’s parents.
學校給所有孩子的父母都發去一封信。
post a letter British EnglishBrE, mail a letter American EnglishAmE 寄信
nCould you post this letter for me?
answer a letter/reply to a letter 回信
nI never answered his letter.
open a letter 打開信
nBill opened the letter and read it.
read a letter 讀信
nMay I read her letter?
a letter comes/arrives 信寄到
nA letter came for you today.
a letter is addressed to somebody (=has their name and address on the envelope) 信是寄給某人的
nThe letter was addressed to Mr. John Appleby.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + letter
long/short 長/短
She was thrilled to get a long letter from her son.
她收到兒子寄來的一封長信，異常激動。
formal/informal 正式/非正式
The letter sounded very formal.
這封信讀起來非常正式。
a personal letter 私人信件
I don’t want him reading my personal letters.
我不希望他讀我的私人信件。
a business letter 商務信函
nIn business letters you often use phrases such as ‘I would be grateful if ...’.
an official letter 公函
nI received an official letter thanking me for my enquiry.
a love letter 情書
nThe book had a copy of a love letter from King Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn.
a thank-you letter 感謝信
nMum made me write thank-you letters for all my birthday presents.
a covering letter British EnglishBrE, a cover letter American EnglishAmE (=that you send with your CV to an employer) 〔連同履歷一起寄給僱主的〕附函，說明信
nAlways enclose a cover letter with your resume.
phrases
a letter of thanks/introduction/complaint etc 感謝信/介紹信/投訴信等
I finally got a letter of apology from the company.
最後我收到了公司的一封致歉信。
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘invitation letter’ or ‘complaint letter’. Say letter of invitation or letter of complaint.
不要說 ‘invitation letter’ 或 ‘complaint letter’. 而要說 letter of invitation 或 letter of complaint.
Examples from the Corpus
letter• David, who won first prize in the lottery, has received more than 100 letters from charities asking for money.• I got a letter from Anna today.• Blackwell said in a letter last week sent to the Union-Tribune.• In a letter dated May 10th, the US government protested about the use of force in the republics.• Write me a letter and tell me all your news!• Hamlin wrote a letter to the council, complaining about the incident.• By his second year, he said, nearly 30 schools were sending him letters.• Impassioned letters to Onegin: 1.• Two other letters of Anselm during Osbern's disciplinary exile at Bec complete the story of their first meeting.• Which is the one that has been informed of the letter?• When Shevardnadze produced the letter and handed it to the President, Reagan placed it unopened on the table beside his chair.
letter from/to• We enclose a letter to you sent in our care from the Wendell Trust Company.• There was a letter to the immigration depart-ment about harassing skilled employees on-site.• Discussion of mass resignation and letters to the papers.• In the prisoners' case, letters to the authorities should be worded carefully and courteously.• Naturally no expression of that shows through the decorous playfulness of her letters to him.• He mailed his last love letter to Gabriella from Plymouth in 1947.• Massine took this theme from Tchaikovsky's own letters to his patron in which he described a composer's search for ideas.• In the late afternoon of March 15 John Wade received a short letter from Kathy.
capital letters• Some one wrote in all capital letters that unqualified disabled workers were slacking off and getting special privileges.• She labelled them neatly, writing the addresses in ball point pen and capital letters.• His financial transactions during the start-up period are listed below in the first column and are identified by capital letters.• There were seven lines of type at the very top, all in capital letters, done on a computer.• The Fundamental Principle, proclaimed in capital letters with definite reference implying definitive solution.• Sequences in capital letters are exons, while lower case letters indicate intron sequences.• Baseline the line on which the bases of capital letters sit.• Another thing Nisodemus was good at was giving words capital letters.
Related topics: Education, Sport
letter2 verb
1  [transitiveT] to write, draw, paint etc letters or words on something 把字(母)寫[畫，繪]於
The card was neatly lettered P. A. DUFFY.
卡片上工整地寫着P. A. DUFFY。
be lettered in something
Several pages are lettered in gold.
有幾頁用的是燙金字。
n Grammar
Letter is usually passive in this meaning.
2  [intransitiveI] American EnglishAmESEDS to earn a letter1(5) in a sport 獲得校名首字母標志獎勵
letter in
He lettered in basketball at Brandeis.
他在布蘭德斯大學校籃球隊獲得了校名首字母標志獎勵。
Examples from the Corpus
letter• He makes signs and letters business vans.• Alexander played piano, lettered in basketball and tennis and excelled as a student leader.• LaRue, a 3. 3 engineering student, has also lettered in football and baseball.
letter in• I lettered in track my senior year.
From Longman Business Dictionary
letterlet·ter /ˈletə-ər/ noun [countableC]
1a written or printed message that is usually put in an envelope and sent by mail
Please sign the letter and mail it back within two weeks.
→ allocation letter → appointment letter → comfort letter → covering letter → engagement letter → form letter
2any of the signs in writing or printing that represent a speech sound
the letter ‘A’
3do something to the letter to pay exact attention to the details of an agreement, rule, set of instructions etc
In order for the plan to work, you need to follow the instructions to the letter.
4LAW the letter of the law the exact words of a law or agreement rather than the intended or general meaning
an administrator with a rigid adherence to the letter of the law
Origin letter1
(1200-1300) Old French lettre, from Latin littera
IELTS BNC: 454 COCA: 628
letter

noun¹

 1written/printed message書信ADJECTIVE | VERB + LETTER | LETTER + VERB | LETTER + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤lengthy, 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 + LETTER➤draft, 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 + VERB➤arrive, 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 + NOUN➤writer, 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PREPOSITION➤by 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 ADJECTIVE➤big, 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 halfPREPOSITION➤in... 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。PHRASES➤the letters of the alphabet字母
IELTS BNC: 454 COCA: 628
letter noun
⇨ letter (send a letter) ⇨ number 2 (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. 這些詞均表示信函、郵件。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 / correspondence◆a brief letter / message / email / note / memo / communication◆(a) business letter / email / mail / memo / correspondence◆a thank-you letter / message / email / note◆to send / receive a letter / a message / an email / mail / a note / a memo / a fax / a text / post / a communication / correspondence◆to write a letter / a message / an email / a note / a memo◆to open a letter / a message / an email / the mail / the post◆a 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.寄簡歷時應該附上求職信。◆They wrote a letter of complaint to the television network.他們給電視台寫了一封投訴信。◆You will be notified by letter.你將會收到信函通知。◆ (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 （書面或口頭的）信息，消息，音信◆I left a message on her answering machine.我在她的電話答錄機上留言了。◆Victoria's not here at the moment. Can I take a message?維多利亞這會兒不在，要我給你傳個話嗎？◆The computer displays an error message when I try to run the program.我試着運行該程序時，電腦出現錯誤信息提示。■ 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 電子郵件；電郵◆I got an email from Andrew last week.我上周收到安德魯的一封電子郵件。◆I have to check my email.我得查收一下電子郵件。▸ email ( e-mail)

verb

 [transitive] ◆David emailed me yesterday.戴維昨天給我發了電子郵件。◆I'll email the documents to her.我將用電郵把這些文件發給她。■ mail [uncountable] the letters and packages which are sent and delivered by the postal system; messages that are sent or received on a computer 郵件；信件；郵包；電子郵件◆There isn't much mail today.今天郵件不多。◆Is there a letter from them in the mail?郵包裏有他們的來信嗎？◆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. 在英式英語中，常用post而非mail來表示收發的信件和郵包。   see also mail ⇨ send verb 1 ■ note [countable] a short informal letter 短箋；便條◆Just a quick note to say thank you for a wonderful evening.僅以此短箋感謝您讓我度過了一個美好夜晚。◆I left a note for Judith on her desk.我在朱迪絲的書桌上留了個便條。◆It is suspicious that he did not leave a suicide note.他沒有留下遺書，這一點很可疑。■ memo ˈmeməʊ; NAmE ˈmemoʊ ( formal memorandumˌmeməˈrændəm ) (plural memoranda ˌmeməˈrændə ) [countable] an official note from one person to another in the same organization 備忘錄◆The confidential memo was leaked to the press.那份機密備忘錄被人洩露給了媒體。■ 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 傳真（系統）；傳真文件◆a fax machine傳真機◆Can you send it to me by fax?你能把它傳真給我嗎？◆What is your fax number?你的傳真號碼是多少？◆Did you get my fax?你收到我的傳真了嗎？▸ fax

verb

 [transitive] ◆Can you fax me the latest version?你能把最新版本傳真給我嗎？◆Can you fax it to me?你能把它傳真給我嗎？■ text ( ˈtext message) [countable] a written message that you send using a mobile phone （手機）短信；短訊；簡訊◆Send a text to this number to vote.請發短信到此號碼參加投票。▸ text ( ˈtext-message)

verb

 [transitive] ◆I texted him to say we were waiting at the hotel.我發短信告訴他我們在酒店等候。■ post [uncountable] (BrE) mail 郵件；信件；郵包◆The book arrived in the morning post.這本書是上午郵遞送來的。  see also post ⇨ send verb 1 ■ communication [countable] (formal) a message, letter or telephone call 信息；書信；電話◆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們的信息，請按照電郵底部的說明去做。   see also communication ⇨ communication , communicate ⇨ convey , communicate ⇨ talk ■ correspondence [uncountable] (rather formal) the letters a person sends and receives 來往信件；往來書信◆The editor welcomes correspondence from readers on any subject.編輯歡迎讀者就任何問題來信。◆the correspondence column / page (= in a newspaper) 讀者來信專欄   see also correspondence ⇨ communication
IELTS BNC: 454 COCA: 628

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