letter
US: /ˈɫɛtɝ/
UK: /lˈɛtɐ/
UK: /lˈɛtɐ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
letter /'letə/
- danh từ
- chữ cái, chữ
- the 26 letters of the English alphabet: 26 chữ của bảng chữ cái Anh
- a capital letter: chữ hoa
- a small letter: chữ nhỏ
- thư, thư tín
- business letters: thư công việc, thư thương mại
- nghĩa chật hẹp, nghĩa mặt chữ
- to understand a clause in letter and spirit: hiểu một điều khoản về cả chữ lẫn ý của nó
- (số nhiều) văn học, văn chương
- a man of letters: nhà văn, văn sĩ
- the profession of letter s: nghề viết văn
- republic (commonwealth) of letters: giới văn học
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) huy hiệu (tặng cho sinh viên có thành tích thể thao...) ((thường) là tên tắt của trường)
- to the letter
- chú ý từng li từng tí
- chữ cái, chữ
- ngoại động từ
- viết chữ, khắc chữ lên, in chữ lên
- (kỹ thuật) đánh dấu, in dấu
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 a message that is written down or printed on paper and usually put in an envelope and sent to sb: a business / thank-you letter + a letter of complaint / sympathy + (BrE) to post a letter + (AmE) to mail a letter + There's a letter for you from your mother. + You will be notified by letter.
Help Note: You will find compounds ending in letter at their place in the alphabet.
2 a written or printed sign representing a sound used in speech: 'B' is the second letter of the alphabet. + Write your name in capital / block letters.
3 (AmE) 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
Idioms: the letter of the law (often disapproving) the exact words of a law or rule rather than its general meaning: They insist on sticking to the letter of the law. + We might be guilty of slightly bending the letter of the law.
to the letter exactly what sb/sth says, paying attention to every detail: I followed your instructions to the letter.
+ verb
1 [usually passive] to give a letter to sth as part of a series or list: [VN-N] Curiously, the stars lettered Alpha and Beta are relatively faint. [also VN]
2 [VN] [usually passive] ~ sth (in sth) to print, paint, sew, etc. letters onto sth: a black banner lettered in white
3 [V] (AmE) to receive a letter made of cloth that you sew onto your clothes for playing in a school or college sports team
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 character, symbol, sign:
Epsilon is a letter in the Greek alphabet.
2 missive, epistle, communication, note, line, message, dispatch or despatch; correspondence:
Write me a letter when you get there.
3 letters. literature, the humanities, belles-lettres, the classics; erudition, culture, the world of letters, learning, scholarship:
He is a widely known man of letters.
4 to the letter. precisely, literally, exactly, accurately, strictly, sic, thus, letter for letter, literatim, word for word, verbatim:
The document has been copied to the letter.
v.
5 inscribe, write, spell (out):
She carefully lettered the caption under the picture.
Collocation dictionary
1 written/printed message
ADJ.
lengthy, long | brief, short | ten-page, etc. | rambling | countless, endless, numerous
She received countless letters of support while in jail.
| occasional
Apart from the occasional letter, they had not been in touch for years.
| incoming
The porter distributes incoming letters to the offices.
| urgent | airmail | handwritten | anonymous | formal, official | business | personal | confidential, private | open, public
The editor published an open letter to the prime minister.
| circular | chain | form, standard | specimen | accompanying, covering, explanatory
The conditions are explained in the accompanying letter. Send your CV with a covering letter.
| thank-you
I wrote my uncle a thank-you letter as soon as I opened the present.
| congratulatory | warning | rejection
I've had job interviews and received ten rejection letters. | resignation | suicide | fan |
love | affectionate, intimate |
charming, delightful | chatty,
cheerful, friendly | heartfelt, impassioned
She wrote an impassioned letter to her local newspaper to complain about the new road.
| courteous, polite | apologetic | angry, rude, strong, strongly-worded, threatening | indignant | critical | frank | poison pen
He had been sending poison pen letters to his neighbours, hoping to make them move away.
VERB + LETTER
draft, write
drafting an angry letter to the newspaper
| read | get, have, receive
I haven't had a letter from her for ages.
| post, send | fax | deliver | forward
The letter was forwarded from my old address.
| register | seal | open | acknowledge, answer, reply to, respond to
I was angry that they didn't even acknowledge my letter.
| address
The letter was addressed to me.
| sign | publish
The newspaper refused to publish the letter.
LETTER + VERB
arrive, come, reach sb
I hope my last letter has reached you.
| be dated …
The letter is dated 7 July.
| cross
Our letters crossed in the post.
| be lost, go astray | announce sth, ask (sb) sth, begin, start (off)
The letter started off by thanking us for our offer.
| continue, go on
His letter wen | conclude, endThe letter concluded with a threat of possible legal action.
| contain sth
The letter contained information that only the killer could know.
| enclose sth
The charity received an anonymous letter enclosing a large cheque.
| appear
A letter headed ‘Advertising Mania’ appeared in the paper.
LETTER + NOUN
writing | box
The postman put a bundle of letters through the letter box.
| bomb
PREP.
by ~
Please reply by letter.
| in a/the ~
In your letter of 5 June …
| ~ about/concerning/regarding, ~ from, ~ of
a letter of application/apology
| ~ to
a letter to the editor
2 sign that represents a sound in a language
ADJ.
big, large | block, capital, upper-case
Fill in the form in block letters.
| lower-case, small | bold | initial
The company's name is made from the initial letters of his children's names.
| double
Words with double letters, such as ‘accommodation’, are commonly misspelt.
| silent
words such as ‘debt’ and ‘half’, which contain silent letters
PREP.
in … ~s
His name was written in large white letters over the doorway.
PHRASES
the letters of the alphabet
Concise English dictionary
letters|lettered|lettering'letə(r)
noun
+a written message addressed to a person or organization
+the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
+a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
+an award earned by participation in a school sport
+owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
verb
+win an athletic letter
+set down or print with letters
+mark letters on or mark with letters
