一、详细释义:


n.

字母 [C]


例句:

He sponged a wrong letter off with a rubber.

他用橡皮擦掉了一个错误的字母。


例句:

Was a number entered in place of a letter?

输入字母的地方是不是输入了数字?


信 [C]


例句:

Eyes speak all languages, wait for no letter of introduction.

眼睛能讲各种语言,他不需要介绍信。


例句:

I had received a letter from a very close friend.

我收到一个很要好的朋友的来信。


字面意义 [C]


例句:

He obeyed the letter of the law.

他只是在字面意义上服从法律。


例句:

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。


证书,许可证 [C]


例句:

Payment will be made by paying your sight draft under our irrevocable letter of credit.

我们的付款方式,是以不可撤消信用状汇票支付。


例句:

How did you get the employer sponsor letter? Did you buy them?

你是如何得到担保人证书的?是不是买来的?


文学,学问 [C]


例句:

In our country we received these in the letter.

在我们国家,文学上是接受了这些思想。


例句:

The man of letter and great calligrapher Wang Xizhi in the East Jin Dynasty had a strong awareness of life.

东晋文学家、大书法家王羲之具有强烈的生命意识。


v.

用字母标明,写字母于;写印刷体字母 [I,T]


例句:

He lettered in dust.

他在尘土上写下了几个字。


例句:

The word "exit" was lettered on the door.

“出口”两字写在门上。


赢得校名缩写字母标志 [I]


例句:

Burkoth lettered in soccer.

伯考思在足球上获得了佩戴校名首字母标志的荣誉。


例句:

She lettered in three collegiate sports.

她在三次大学生体育竞赛中获得校名字母徽章


二、词义辨析:


letter,note,correspondence,message

这些名词均有“信”之意。 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。 correspondence集合名词,指全部来往信件。 message指书信、口信、电报等。


三、词义辨析:


alphabet,letter,character,script

这些名词均有“字母”之意。 alphabet指整个字母系统或一种语言的字母表,不表单个字母。 letter指单个的字母。 character通常指汉语的方块字,也指字符。 script指书写或印刷的字母。


四、相关短语:


air letter

n. 航空信,航空邮简,航空信笺


block letter

n.木板字,印刷体字母


chain letter

n.连锁信(收信人须转交他人者)


dead letter

n.(无法投递的)死信,形同虚设的规定


form letter

n.套用信函


letter carrier

n. 邮递员


letter of credit

n.【金融】(银行发行的)信用证


letter paper

n. 信纸


love letter

n. 情书


small letter

n.小写字母


to the letter

严格按照字句地,精确地


letter box

n.邮筒;邮箱(美)


一、参考例句:


His letter confirmed everything.

他的信证实了一切。


Is this letter overweight?

这封信超重了吗?


Post the letter through the slit in the letter box.

把这封信从信箱的投信口投进去。


She sent him letter after letter to explain the delay.

她一封接一封地给他寄信解释推迟的原因。


The letter tossed her greatly.

那封信使她非常不安。


The letter was well spaced.

信中的间隔距离处理得很整齐。


The letter was a forgery.

这封信是伪造的。


I received your letter yesterday.

我昨天收到了你的信。


I want this letter registered.

我想挂号邮寄这封信。


This letter disclosed his secret.

这封信揭露了他的秘密。