packet
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pack·et /ˈpækɪt/ ●●● S2 noun [countable] 1 a) British EnglishBBTCONTAIN/HOLD a container made of paper, plastic, or cardboard that something is sold in 〔装商品的〕小包，小盒，小袋packet of a packet of envelopes 一包信封 a packet of cigarettes 一包香烟 a cereal packet 麦片包装袋 b) American English a small flat paper or plastic container that a liquid or powder is sold in 〔装有供出售的液体或粉末的〕小袋 SYN British English sachet packets of ketchup and mustard 一袋袋番茄酱和芥末 →5 see picture at 见图 container2 especially British English a small flat package that is sent by post or delivered to someone 〔扁平〕小包裹 Paul tore open the packet as soon as it arrived. 保罗一收到包裹就拆开了。 → pay packet3 cost a packet British English informalBCOST to cost a lot of money 花费一大笔钱 I bet that car cost him a packet. 我敢打赌那辆车花了他一大笔钱。4. technical a quantity of information that is sent as a single unit from one computer to another on a network or on the Internet 信息包，数据包Examples from the Corpus
packet• The Budget doubles the price of beer and puts 3d on a 9d packet of cigarettes.• Each publisher had sent it back, in a packet addressed to Currer Bell.• The eggs of this species are shed in a packet - that is several stuck together - and sink.• I mean, I don't think a packet of crisps and a choc ice is a very spiritual vision.• a packet of carrot seeds• We received our membership packets in the mail.• Make up Pasta Choice as per packet instructions.• The women work exclusively in the packing department, putting coffee into different size packets.• The small packets were on the bottom shelf, medium on the middle shelf and large packets on the top.• The packet is posted on the electronic bulletin board, and Felton himself reads them all, responding to many himself.From Longman Business Dictionarypacketpack‧et /ˈpækɪt/ noun [countable]1a small container, usually made of paper, with a set of things in itSYN PACKUnited Biscuits produces 5 billion packets a year.packet ofSupermarkets withdrew thousands of packets of chocolates after discovering a production error.Under a direct-marketing promotion, Quaker Oats sent out packets of coupons to 18 million homes.2American English a small plastic or paper package containing a product in liquid or paper formSYN SACHETpacket ofa packet of tomato sauce3COMMERCEFINANCEa set of related things or services which are offered or sold togetherSYN PACKAGEpacket ofHe advised the firm to buy a packet of Jacobs Suchard shares to facilitate the takeover.We are putting together a packet of services from various parts of the bank.4COMPUTING a unit of data that is sent over a computer network such as the Internet. Packets that belong to the same file can travel over different routes and be joined together again when they arrive5cost a packet British English informal to cost a lot of moneyIt can cost a packet to use a mobile abroad.6American English a set of documents kept together between the same coversa 200-page packet of documents7TRANSPORTanother name for packageOrigin packet (1400-1500) Anglo-French pacquet, from packpack·et nounChineseSyllable
of plastic, made Business Corpus container a paper,
See ldoce4132jpg for more
packet
pack‧et S2 /ˈpækət, ˈpækɪt/
noun [countable]
a. British English a container made of paper, plastic, or cardboard that something is sold in
packet of
a packet of envelopes
a packet of cigarettes
a cereal packet
b. American English a small flat paper or plastic container that a liquid or powder is sold in
SYN sachet British English:
packets of ketchup and mustard
2. especially British English a small flat package that is sent by post or delivered to someone:
Paul tore open the packet as soon as it arrived. ⇨ pay packet
3. cost a packet British English informal to cost a lot of money:
I bet that car cost him a packet.
4. technical a quantity of information that is sent as a single unit from one computer to another on a network or on the Internet
pack‧et S2 /ˈpækət, ˈpækɪt/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: pack, package, packaging, packet, packing, packer; verb: pack ≠ unpack, package; adjective: packed
Date: 1400-1500
Language: Anglo-French
Origin: pacquet, from pack
1.Language: Anglo-French
Origin: pacquet, from pack
a. British English a container made of paper, plastic, or cardboard that something is sold in
packet of
b. American English a small flat paper or plastic container that a liquid or powder is sold in
SYN sachet British English:
2. especially British English a small flat package that is sent by post or delivered to someone:
3. cost a packet British English informal to cost a lot of money:
4. technical a quantity of information that is sent as a single unit from one computer to another on a network or on the Internet
