letter
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/ˈletər/
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/ˈletə(r)/
a message written on paper or sent by email
I wrote a letter to my friend.
我给我的朋友写了一封信。
a symbol used in writing, like A, B, or C
Each letter in the alphabet has a sound.
字母表中的每个字母都有一个发音。
a cloth symbol sewn on clothes to show team membership
He earned his school letter in basketball.
他在篮球方面获得了学校队徽。
to label with letters like A, B, C
The boxes were lettered A through Z.
这些箱子被标上了从A到Z的字母。
to write or print letters on something
The sign was lettered in gold.
这个标志是用金字书写的。
to earn a cloth team symbol for your clothes
She lettered in three sports.
她在三项运动中获得了队徽。