packet
noun[C]
uk/ˈpæk.ɪt/us/ˈpæk.ɪt/packetnoun[C](CONTAINER)
B1UK
asmallpaperorcardboardcontainerin which anumberofsmallobjectsaresold:
小包,小盒,小袋a packetofcereal/biscuits/crisps/peanuts一小袋麦片/饼干/薯片/花生
a packetofchewinggum/cigarettes一包口香糖/香烟
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packnoun(CONTAINER)mainlyUS
packagenoun
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US(UKsachet)
asmallclosedcontainermade ofpaperorplastic,containingasmallamountof something, usually enough for only oneoccasion:
小包装,小盒装,小袋装a packet ofsugar小包的糖
![picture of packet picture of packet](https://dictionary.cambridge.org//images/thumb/sachet_noun_002_31847.jpg?version=5.0.287)
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UK
anobjectthat iswrappedinpaper, etc., forexampleso that it can besentbypost:
(用纸等)包好的物件It will becheapertosendit as asmallpacket.如果把它当作小包裹邮寄的话会便宜些。
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package
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US
severaldocumentsprovidedas a set, givinginformationabout something:
(提供有关…信息的)一套文件Ourbookkeepingtrainingpacketincludeseverything you need to getstarted.我们的记账培训套件包括了入门需要的所有东西。
- a packet ofsaltandvinegarcrisps
- Youleftthe packetopen.
- A packet ofwhitepowderwasfoundandpolicescientistsareanalysingit.
- Thecontentsof this packet maysettle.
- Sheboughta packet ofsweetstosuckon thejourney.
Wrapping, packing and loading
- bag
- blister pack
- bottle
- Bubble Wrap
- bundle
- bundle (someone) up
- freighter
- package
- packaged
- packaging
- packer
- packing
- parcel
- parcelsomethingup
- polystyrene
- sheathe
- shrink-wrap
- tinned
- traffic light
- vacuum-packed
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Bags in general
Groups and collections of things
Information and messages
packetnoun[C](COMPUTERS)
computingspecialized
aunitofdatathat issentover acomputernetwork
(在计算机网络内传播的)数据包Computer concepts
- 3-D printing
- adaptive learning
- additive manufacturing
- addy
- aeroplane mode
- backup
- capture
- computing
- configuration
- importation
- information age
- information security
- information superhighway
- infosec
- scan
- transcode
- transcoding
- Trojan horse
- tuple
- Turing Machine
packetnoun[C](BODY PART)
UKoffensive(alsopackage)
a man'ssexorgans
(男子)性器官packetnoun[C](MONEY)
a packetUKinformal
alargeamountofmoney:
一大笔钱Thathousemust havecosta packet!那座房子一定花了一大笔钱!
Someone'smakinga packet out of thisbusiness.有人做这个生意发了大财。
Large amounts of money
- a king's ransomidiom
- arm
- big bucks
- blank cheque
- boxcar
- bundle
- costsomeonea pretty pennyidiom
- cost, charge, etc. the earthidiom
- earth
- fortune
- gratuity
- handsome
- king
- make a bundleidiom
- megabucks
- not to be sneezed atidiom
- pile
- pot
- riches
- treasure