1 (US 美 packpackage) [C] a small box, bag, etc in which things are packed to be sold in a shop (包装商品的)盒,包,袋:
a packet of sweets/biscuits/crisps一包糖果;一盒饼干;一袋炸马铃薯片a cigarette packet香烟盒☞Look at the entries for pack, package and parcel. 参看pack、package及parcel。
2 [sing] (spoken 口语) a large amount of money 一大笔钱:
That new kitchen must have cost them a packet.那间新厨房一定让他们花了一大笔钱。
3 [C] (computing计算机技术) an amount of data that is sent through a computer NETWORK 信息包;数据包
packet/ˋpækIt; ˈpækət or ˈpækIt/n [C] BrE a small container made of paper or plastic that something is sold in [ pack AmE 【美】]【英】〔纸或塑料做的〕小包﹐小盒﹐小袋: +of a packet of biscuits 一包饼干see picture at见 CONTAINER 图