pack‧et S2 / pækət, pækɪt / 名词 [可数名词]

1

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 同义词 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