letter
英 [ˈletə(r)] 美 [ˈletər]
n.
信;函;字母;(缝制在运动服上的)校运动队字母标志
v.
用字母标明(于清单等上);把字母印刷(或缝制等)于;领取到学校运动队布制字母标志
第三人称单数： letters复数： letters现在分词： lettering过去式： lettered过去分词： lettered
noun
1
信；函a message that is written down or printed on paper and usually put in an envelope and sent to sb
a business/thank-you, etc. letter
商业信函、感谢信等
a letter of complaint
投诉书
(BrE) to post a letter
寄信
(NAmE) to mail a letter
寄信
There's a letter for you from your mother.
有你母亲的一封来信。
You will be notified by letter .
将用信函通知你。
【帮助说明】 You will find compounds ending in letter at their place in the alphabet. 以letter结尾的复合词可在各字母中适当的位置查到。
2
字母a written or printed sign representing a sound used in speech
‘B’ is the second letter of the alphabet.
b是字母表的第二个字母。
Write your name in capital/block letters .
用大写字母书写姓名。
3
(NAmE) （缝制在运动服上的）校运动队字母标志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
习语
the letter of the law
(often disapproving) 法律（或法规）的准确字面意义the exact words of a law or rule rather than its general meaning
They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.
他们坚持严守法律的字面意义。
to the letter
丝毫不差；不折不扣；精确地doing/following exactly what sb/sth says, paying attention to every detail
I followed your instructions to the letter.
我是严格遵照你的指示办的。
verb
1
[usually passive] 用字母标明（于清单等上）to give a letter to sth as part of a series or list
[VN-N] the stars lettered Alpha and Beta
以α和β命名的星
[also VN]
2
[VN] [usually passive] ~ sth (in sth)
把字母印刷（或缝制等）于to print, paint, sew, etc. letters onto sth
a black banner lettered in white
印有白色字母的黑色横幅
3
[V] (NAmE) 领取到学校运动队布制字母标志to receive a letter made of cloth that you sew onto your clothes for playing in a school or college sports team
百度翻译对原文进行调整，例句发音部分来自牛津
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