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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- letter
['lεtər]
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1.
noun
[c]
(note) 信
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2.
noun
[of alphabet]
字母
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the letter E
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字母E
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to the letter
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不折不扣地
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- letter
[ˈletər]
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1.
n.[c]
信,信件,函件
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2.
n.[c]
字母
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His grandmother taught him his letters.
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他的祖母教会他识字母。
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3.
n.[c]
出租人
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4.
n.[u]
[Singular]
字面意义,表面含义
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He followed instructions to the letter.
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他严格按照指示行事。
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He obeyed the letter of the law.
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他只是在字面意义上服从法律。
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5.
n.[c]
校名首字母标志,校名首字母徽章
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He won letters in three sports.
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他获得了三项运动的荣誉证。
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6.
n.[u]
[Plural]
文学,文学研究
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7.
vi.
[American English]
[Spoken]
获得校名字首的运动徽章
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8.
vt.
用字母写下或印下
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9.
vt.
在……上标字母,用字母标明
Collins English-English Dictionary
- letter
['lεtə]
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1.
n
any of a set of conventional symbols used in writing or printing a language, each symbol being associated with a group of phonetic values in the language; character of the alphabet
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2.
n
a written or printed communication addressed to a person, company, etc, usually sent by post in an envelope
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3.
n
[printing]
[Archaic]
a style of typeface
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a fancy letter
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4.
vb
to write or mark letters on (a sign, etc), esp by hand
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5.
vt.
[tr]
to set down or print using letters
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6.
vt.
See also letters
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7.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French lettre, from Latin littera letter of the alphabet
Examples
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to write sb a letter, write a letter to sb
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给某人写信
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The letter combination of cl can easily be confused with the letter d.
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cl字母组合很容易被误认为是字母d。
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The letter bore his signature.
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此信有他的署名。
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an eyes only letter to the Chairman
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主席亲启的信
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a follow-up letter
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接着而来的信(常指推销员连续兜售商品的信),接连发出的广告信
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to letter a poster
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用印刷体写标语
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