| 单词 | parcel |
| 释义 | parcel (pɑːʳsəl ) Word forms: parcels , parcelling, parcelledregional note: in AM, use parceling, parceled 1. countable noun B1 A parcel is something wrapped in paper, usually so that it can be sent to someone by post. [mainly British] ...parcels of food and clothing. [+ of] He had a large brown paper parcel under his left arm. Synonyms: package, case, box, pack 2. countable noun A parcel of land is a piece of land. These small parcels of land were purchased for the most part by local people. [+ of] Synonyms: plot, area, property, section 3. countable noun [NOUN of noun] A parcel of things or people is a quantity of them. [mainly British] ...acquiring a parcel of financial worries. 4. part and parcel phrase If you say that something is part and parcel of something else, you are emphasizing that it is involved or included in it. [emphasis] Payment was part and parcel of carrying on insurance business within the U.K. It's all part and parcel–just a day's work really you know. Phrasal verbs: parcel out phrasal verb If you parcel out something, you divide it into several parts or amounts and give them to different people. The seventy-two acre estate was parcelled out as grazing land. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Idioms: part and parcel involved or included in something and unable to be separated from it There comes a time during every player's season when his form dips and the goals don't go in. It's part and parcel of being a professional. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: paper parcel A few weeks later his clothes arrived from the prison in a brown paper parcel. Times, Sunday Times Some weeks later he contacted me to say a strange man had arrived at the front door with a brown paper parcel addressed to me. Times,Sunday Times I returned home and a few days later this strange brown paper parcel arrived. Times, Sunday Times We make fish 'tresses', plaiting fillets of sole together, and baking them in little paper parcels. Times, Sunday Times If you can't find scallops in their shells, follow the method for baking the scallops in paper parcels below. Times, Sunday Times Parcel delivery has not been the easiest business in which to make money in recent years. Times, Sunday Times The letter and parcel delivery sector has become increasingly competitive since the postal service was deregulated in 2006. The Sun The government has also been championing greater competition and variety in the parcel delivery market. Times, Sunday Times The parcel delivery company now expects the deal to close in early 2013. Times, Sunday Times Alternatively, you can take all the furniture out of the back and go into business as a parcel delivery service. Times, Sunday Times We know they can fly combat missions and might soon operate a parcel service. Times, Sunday Times The 40% dividend cut will pay for £1.8bn of investment, including three giant parcel hubs, and adding a second, van-delivery parcel service. Times,Sunday Times He would prefer to keep driving across his homeland selling his parcel service. Times, Sunday Times It said that progress had been made on operation issues in its parcel service and that it expected an improved second half. Times, Sunday Times Freight services were discontinued in 1982 and small parcel service in 1985. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While working on another project, he noticed a small parcel of derelict land just outside the town's walls. Times, Sunday Times A small parcel now costs 3.40, up from 3.35. The Sun The situation was resolved when her order formally transferred a small parcel of land to her name. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Scheduled freight operations were discontinued in 1962 and small parcel operations from 1971. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Packet can mean a small parcel but, originally meant a parcel of important correspondence or valuable items, for urgent delivery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 小包 Japanese: 小包 |
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