write a letter to sb
I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
我给祖母写了一封信。
字母；出租人；写给个人或组织的书面消息；用于表示语音的字母表传统字符；将某物(通常是住房)出租给他人使用而收取租金的人
a written message sent to a person or organization
写给个人或组织的书面消息
a written message addressed to a person or organization
用于表示语音的字母表传统字符
the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
将某物(通常是住房)出租给他人使用而收取租金的人
owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
I wrote a long letter to my grandmother about my new job.
我给我的祖母写了一封关于我新工作的长信。
用法提示：此处letter为名词，指写给个人或组织的书面消息。
AI contextual example
Please remember to put a stamp on the letter before you mail it.
请记得在寄信之前贴上邮票。
用法提示：letter作名词，表示信函。
AI contextual example
She keeps every letter her best friend sent from college.
她保留着她最好的朋友大学时寄来的每一封信。
用法提示：letter为名词，意为信件。
AI contextual example
I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
我给祖母写了一封信。
She got a letter from her pen pal.
她收到了笔友的来信。
大写字母用于专有名词或句首。
Names should begin with a capital letter.
名字应该以大写字母开头。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are 26 characters in English.
正确表达There are 26 letters in English.
在英语中，表示字母应用 'letter'，而 'character' 通常指汉字或字符。汉语干扰导致混淆。
grammar · medium
易错句子I wrote a letter for my mother.
正确表达I wrote a letter to my mother.
表达'给某人写信'，介词应用 'to' 表示方向；'for' 可能表示代写，并非此处意图。
grammar · medium
易错句子I left a letter on his desk.
正确表达I left a note on his desk.
简短留言应用 'note'；'letter' 指正式书信，与语境不符。
note 指简短的便条或非正式的信函，而 letter 指正式或较长的书写信函，通常邮寄。
message 指通过口头、电子或其他方式传递的信息，不一定是书面形式，而 letter 特指书面的信函。
写信
I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
我给祖母写了一封信。
寄信
Please send this letter by express mail.
请用快递寄这封信。
收到信
She received a letter from her friend yesterday.
她昨天收到了朋友的来信。
求职信
Attach your resume and a cover letter to the application.
将简历和求职信附在申请中。
申请信
He wrote a letter of application for the job.
他写了一封申请工作的信。
公开信
The organization published an open letter to the government.
该组织发表了一封致政府的公开信。
严格地，不折不扣地
She followed the instructions to the letter.
她严格地按照指示操作。
法律的字面意义
They obeyed the letter of the law but violated its spirit.
他们遵守了法律的字面意义，但违背了其精神。
形同虚设的规定
That rule is a dead letter; nobody follows it anymore.
那条规定形同虚设，已经没人遵守了。
我给我的宝贝写了一封信，放进邮箱里。
I wrote a letter to my friend.
我给朋友写了一封信。
亲爱的年轻的我，希望这封信收到时你一切安好。
He sent a letter to his younger self.
他给年轻的自己寄了一封信。
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