package

Compared meaning: something wrapped for mailing or selling (noun).

比较义项：包裹、邮寄或出售用的包装物（名词）。

• package 本词

  The most general, neutral term for anything wrapped or boxed for shipping or sale; used in both American and British English for deliveries of any size, from a book to furniture.

  最通用、中性的说法，指任何被包装或装箱以便邮寄或出售的物品；美式和英式英语都用它指各种尺寸的包裹，从一本书到一件家具。

  The delivery driver dropped off a package containing my new headphones.

  送货员送来了一个包裹，里面装着我新买的耳机。

• packet

  Suggests a small package, often holding a specific quantity of something like sugar, seeds, or crisps; common in British English for small consumer items, rarely for mail.

  指小包裹，通常装着特定数量的东西，如糖、种子或薯片；在英式英语中常用来指日常小件物品，很少用于邮寄。

  She tore open a small packet of sugar to sweeten her coffee.

  她撕开一小包糖为咖啡调味。

• parcel

  Emphasizes something sent by post or courier; a common British English word for a mailed package, less often used for small consumer goods like sugar.

  强调通过邮寄或快递寄送的物品；是英式英语中常用来指邮寄包裹的词，较少用于像糖这样的日常小件商品。

  She sent the birthday gift as a parcel through the post office.

  她把生日礼物作为包裹通过邮局寄送。

Package, packet and parcel mean something wrapped for mailing or selling. Package is the general word, used in American English for any size. Packet suggests a small package, like sugar, rarely for mail. Parcel means something sent by post, typical in British English.

这三个词都可以表示“包裹”，意思相近，但语域和典型搭配不同：package 最通用、中性，美式英语常用，可指任意大小的包裹；packet 强调“小包”，多指糖、种子等日常小件物品，很少用于邮寄；parcel 更常见于英式英语，通常指通过邮局或快递寄送的包裹。这里不比较 package 作“软件包”等比喻义。

Compared meaning: to put something into a box or package (verb).

比较义项：把东西装箱／包装起来（动词）。

• box

  Box means to put something into a box specifically, often for storage or moving; it doesn't necessarily involve wrapping, and sounds plainer and more everyday than package.

  box特指把东西装进箱子里，常用于存放或搬家，不一定包含包装的动作；它是比package更普通、更日常的说法。

  She boxed up her old books before moving to a new apartment.

  她在搬到新公寓之前把旧书装箱了。

• package 本词

  Package means to wrap or place something into a box or container, usually to prepare it for shipping or sale; it implies more careful preparation and is common in commercial contexts.

  package指把东西包装起来或装入箱子／容器中，通常是为了运输或销售而做准备；它带有更仔细的准备工序的意味，常用于商业场景。

  The factory packages each phone carefully before shipping it to stores.

  工厂在把每部手机运往各门店之前都仔细包装好。

Box and package both mean to put something into a container. Box means to put something into a box specifically, often for storage or moving, without implying wrapping. Package means to wrap something for shipping or sale, implying more careful preparation.

box和package在“装箱、包装”这个义项上意思相近，但box更强调“放进箱子里”这个动作本身，而package更强调为运输或销售而包装、准备，常带包裹的动作。这里不比较box作名词“箱子”或package作名词“包裹”的用法。