a Dear John letter
基本解释
- 断情书
英汉例句
- He(President Bush) should call in his chief of staff and hand him a one- sentence letter: Dear John: Please quit.
他（布什总统）应该把他的幕僚长叫进来，递给他一封只有一句话的信：亲爱的约翰：辞职吧。老头子。 - It was a"dear John"letter. The writer, in a delicate script, told the recipient, whose name was Michael, that her mother for-bade her to see him again.
信上称呼对方为‘亲爱的约翰’，写信人字迹清秀，告诉一位叫迈克尔的收信人，说他妈妈不许她再和他见面。