| [/ˈpækɪt; ˋpækɪt/] n 用法:
1 [C] (a) (US usu 美式英语通常作 package) small paper or cardboard container in which goods are packed for selling （包装商品的）小包, 小盒, 小袋:
a packet of biscuits, cigarettes, tea, etc 一小包饼乾、 香烟、 茶叶等.
(b) small package or parcel 用小包、 小箱、 小盒所盛之物; 小包裹. 用法:
2 [sing] (infml) large amount of money (used esp in the expressions shown) 大笔款项（尤用於以下示例）:
make (ie earn) a packet 挣一大笔钱 *
cost (sb) a packet 花（某人）一大笔钱. 用法:
3 [C] (also `packet-boat) boat that carries mail and passengers on a fixed short route （短途）定期邮船, 班轮. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) cop a packet => cop2. packet 2
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
Some things in shops are sold in packets (US pack) 商店中某些商品以packet（小包装）形式出售（美式英语用pack）:
a packet of sweets, crisps, cigarettes 小包的糖果、 炸土豆片、 香烟 *
a six-pack of beer 半打装啤酒. Note that a packet/pack of cigarettes contains some cigarettes but a cigarette packet/pack may be empty. 注意a packet/pack of cigarettes（一盒香烟）有一定数量的香烟, 而a cigarette packet/pack（一个香烟盒）可能是空的. A parcel (US also package) is something wrapped, often in brown paper, so that it can be sent by post. *parcel（美式英语亦作package）指包起来（常指用牛皮纸包裹）邮寄的物品:
The postman rang the bell because he had a parcel/package to deliver. 邮递员按门铃叫门投递包裹. A package in British English is usually carried and not sent. 英式英语中package通常指携带的而不是寄送的包裹. Packaging is the material used to wrap and protect products sold in shops or sent through the post. *packaging是指商店售出商品或邮递物品的包装材料. |