n (1)包裹,小包,郵包 (thing(s) wrapped and tied,usu to be sent by post)[C](=AmE package): a~of clothes 一包衣服;a food~一包食品;~bomb 郵包炸彈;send books by~post 用包裹郵寄圖書(shū);I got a~in the post this morning. 今天早晨我收到一個(gè)郵包。〖同〗package, packet, bundle, pack;
(2)(土地的)一塊(片) (particular area(of land))[C]:a~of grassland 一片草地;This~of land consists of 18 acres. 這片土地有18英畝。〖同〗lot, tract, plot, property;
parcel out (v adv) 分為幾份,分配(vt):He~(l)ed out the remaining food to the workers.他把余下的食品分給了工人們。
parcel up (v adv) 打包(vt):We~(l)ed up some toys to take to the Children's Home at Christmas. 我們把一些玩具打了包準(zhǔn)備在圣誕節(jié)時(shí)送到兒童之家。
【辨異】parcel與pack、package和packet的區(qū)別見(jiàn)PACK。