parcel

par‧cel 1 S3 / pɑs ə l $ pɑr- / 名词 [可数名词]

1 especially British English an object that has been wrapped in paper or put in a special envelope, especially so that it can be sent by post 同义词 package :

The parcel was delivered last week.

He sends regular food parcels to his family in Libya.

parcel of

a parcel of clothes and blankets

2 an area of land that is part of a larger area which has been divided up

parcel of

a parcel of farmland

3 British English a small quantity of food that has been wrapped up, usually in pastry

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