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单词 packet
释义

packetnoun [ C ]

uk/ˈpæk.ɪt/us/ˈpæk.ɪt/

packet noun [ C ] (CONTAINER)

B1 UK a small paper or cardboard container in which a number of small objects are sold:

a packet of cereal/biscuits/crisps/peanuts
a packet of chewing gum/cigarettes
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pack noun
package noun

US UK sachet a small closed container made of paper or plastic, containing a small amount of something, usually enough for only one occasion:

a packet of sugar

UK an object that is wrapped in paper, etc., for example so that it can be sent by post:

It will be cheaper to send it as a small packet.
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package

US several documents provided as a set, giving information about something:

Our bookkeeping training packet includes everything you need to get started.

More examples

  • a packet of salt and vinegar crisps
  • You left the packet open.
  • A packet of white powder was found and police scientists are analysing it.
  • The contents of this packet may settle .
  • She bought a packet of sweets to suck on the journey.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Wrapping, packing and loading

  • bag
  • bottle
  • Bubble Wrap
  • bundle
  • bundle sth up
  • containerize
  • load
  • pack
  • pack sth away
  • package
  • packaged
  • packaging
  • packing
  • parcel
  • parcel sth up
  • shrink-wrap
  • tinned
  • vacuum-packed
  • wrap
  • wrap sth up

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Bags in general
Groups and collections of things

packet noun [ C ] (COMPUTERS)

specialized computing a unit of data that is sent over a computer network

packet noun [ C ] (BODY PART)

UK offensive also package a man's sex organs

packet noun [ C ] (MONEY)

a packet UK informal

a large amount of money:

That house must have cost a packet!
Someone's making a packet out of this business.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Large amounts of money

  • a king's ransom idiom
  • a small fortune idiom
  • arm
  • big bucks
  • bomb
  • bundle
  • cost, charge, etc. the earth idiom
  • earth
  • fortune
  • king
  • megabucks
  • not to be sneezed at idiom
  • pile
  • pot
  • small
  • sneeze
  • tidy
  • treasure
  • treasure trove
  • wealth

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