packet

pack, package, packet, parcel, bunch, bundle

名词 packet:

1. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
   同义词：package, bundle, parcel
2. (computer science) a message or message fragment
3. a small package or bundle
4. a boat for carrying mail
   同义词：mailboat, mail boat, packet boat

1. The Government has clapped an extra ten pence on a packet of cigarettes.
   政府对每包香烟额外提价十便士。
2. This packet is supposed to contain ten screws, but it's two short.
   这包应装有十个螺丝钉，可是短了两个。
3. The postman tried to crush the packet through the letter-box.
   邮递员使劲把邮件塞进信箱里。
4. Put the packet up on the top shelf.
   把这个包放到架子顶格上去。
5. There is a list of ingredients on the side of the packet.
   包装袋的边上印有所含配料表。
6. They're undercutting us by 20p a packet.
   他们以每小包比我们的便宜20便士的价格跟我们抢生意。
7. I bought him a packet of sugar.
   我给他买了一袋糖果。

pack.et

n.Abbr. pkt.（名词）缩写 pkt.
A small package or bundle.
包裹：一个小包裹或包袱
Informal A sizable sum of money.
【非正式用语】 一笔钱：相当大数目的一笔钱
Nautical A boat, usually a coastal or river steamer, that plies a regular route and carries passengers, freight, and mail.
【航海】 班轮，定期邮船：一种小船，通常是一个沿海的或河边的轮船，往返于固定的路线并运乘客、货物和信件
Computer Science A short block of data transmitted in a packet switching network.
【计算机科学】 包：在包交换网络中传送的短信息块

来源：
Middle English pekette [probably diminutive of] pak [pack] * see pack
中古英语 pekette [] 可能是pak的小后缀 [装满] *参见 pack