| 单词 | packet |
| 释义 | packet packet // noun [C]
PAY PACKET, POSTAL PACKET, WAGE PACKET
1 (BrE) a small container or covering for goods; the container or covering and its contents: a packet of biscuits/cornflakes/cigarettes ‘Is there any paper?' ‘I've just opened a new packet.' a crisp/cigarette packet ⇨ PACK noun, PACKAGE noun
2 a small object wrapped in paper or put into a thick envelope so that it can be sent by mail, carried easily or given as a present: Orders under 2 kg are sent as a small packet.
3 (AmE) a set of documents or objects inside the same cover: a packet of legal papers She created a packet that includes an employee manual, a non-compete agreement, and various templates. SYN PACK
4 (AmE) = SACHET: a packet of instant cocoa mix
5 (IT ) a small amount of data that is separated from other data before being sent. The data is joined together again after it arrives: packets of Internet data data packets packets of information Internet-protocol networks use packets to move around discrete bits of information.
IDIOMS
cost, lose, make, etc. a packet ( a very large amount of money: They expect to make a packet over the next few years. He lost a packet on equities. It's worth a packet. |
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