音标:['letә] ; 柯林斯词典等级:5 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
n. 信, 字母, 证书, 字面意义, 铅字, 学问, 出租人
vt. 写字母于, 在...上刻字母, 用字母标明
vi. 写印刷体字
[计] 字母
n. a written message addressed to a person or organization
n. the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
n. owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
n. a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
词型变化:名词复数形式 : letters ; 过去式 : lettered ; 现在分词 : lettering ; 第三人称单数 : letters ; 过去分词 : lettered
考试类型:[中考/高考/IELTS]
词性分布:
名词99%
动词1%

letter的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. She balled the letter into a wad.她将信揉成一团。
  2. I acknowledged her letter at once.我马上告知收到了她的信。
  3. The kids are learning to trace the letter.孩子们学描字母。
  4. Anger is one letter away from danger.生气与危险仅相差一个字母。
用作动词(v.)
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. The printer has dropped a letter here.印刷者在这儿遗漏了一个字母。
  4. 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。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. The letter puzzled me.这封信使我迷惑不解。
  2. Your letter reached me this morning.我今天早上收到了你的信。
  3. The other letter which I opened and scanned rapidly was from John.我拆开并匆匆看过的另一封信是约翰写来的。
  4. The letter contained only three lines.这封信只有3行字。
  5. His letter left me feeling pretty bad.他的信使我感到相当难受。
  6. This letter needs answering.Can I leave it to you?这封信需要答复,这事交给你办好吗?
  7. The letter has been forwarded to him.那封信已经转交给他了。
  8. Her letter awoke his old memories.她的信唤起了他对昔日的回忆。
  9. I forgot to write the letter.我忘记了写那封信。
  10. I'll send a registered letter.我要寄封挂号信。
  11. The postman delivers letters.邮递员投递信件。
  12. She has already answered my letter.她已经回了我的信。
  13. Why haven't you got my letter?I sent it off last week.你为什么还没有收到我的信?我上星期就寄出去了。
  14. We tied this letter to a brick and threw it over the railing.我们把信系在砖上,然后抛过栏杆去。
  15. I learned from his letter that he was in Spain.从他来信中我得知,他在西班牙。
  16. I looked through the letter again but could find no sign of anxiety.我又仔仔细细地把信看了一遍,但没有发现有什么焦虑的迹象。
  17. I sent the teacher a letter.我给老师寄了一封信。
  18. Then he started to read us the letter.然后,他开始给我们念信。
  19. The postman left a letter for you.邮递员给你留下一封信。
  20. From his letter I surmised that he was unhappy.我从他的信中推测他并不快乐。
  21. He sent her two pieces of olives in letter.他在信中给她寄了两片橄榄叶。
  22. A part of the letter was left out.信的一部分被删掉了。
  23. The contents of the letter have been carefully noted.信的内容已被仔细记下。
  24. I had no reply to my letter.我没收到回信。
  25. How many letters are there in the word “Wednesday”?Wednesday这个词有几个字母?
  26. You've made a mistake;you've left the letter “S” out.你出了个错,把字母S漏掉了。
  27. Within two weeks' time, she learned how to pronounce the English letters.两星期内她学会了英语字母的发音。
  28. She is a woman of letters.她是个文学家。

常用短语

用作名词(n.)
to the letter
    严格地,不折不扣地 paying strict attention to every detail

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

经典引文

  • SILENCE, in letters nine inches high and four inches across.

    出自:R. Hoggart
  • A careless letter-go Of money.

    出自:Jonson
  • The letters of rooms are the most exacting in places crowded with the poor.

    出自:H. Mayhew
  • He drove an old blue Chevy truck with his name and phone number lettered on the door.

    出自:J. Gardner

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