parcel

小包

郵送などのために包んだり箱に入れたりした物。

やさしい英語で： Something wrapped or packed in a box, often to be sent by post.

• Your parcel arrived this morning.
• She sent a parcel to her brother.
• The driver left two parcels outside our door.

類義語： package

よく使う表現： send a parcel, parcel delivery, large parcel

区画、土地

売買や所有の際に一つの単位として扱う土地。

やさしい英語で： A piece of land treated as one unit when bought, sold, or owned.

• This parcel belongs to my aunt.
• The farmer sold two parcels of land.
• Each parcel has its own boundary on the map.

使い方： a parcel of land (They bought a parcel of land beside the river.)

類義語： plot, lot

よく使う表現： parcel of land, land parcel

一部分、一区画

大きなものから分かれた一部分。特に土地の一区画。

やさしい英語で： A separate part of something larger, especially a piece of land.

• They inherited a parcel of land.
• The estate was divided into smaller parcels.
• Each parcel of goods was stored separately.

使い方： a parcel of something (They received a small parcel of land.)

類義語： portion, part

よく使う表現： parcel of land, small parcel

分配する、配る

何かをいくつかに分けて、それぞれ別の人に渡す。

やさしい英語で： To divide something into parts and give those parts to different people.

• They parcelled out the remaining food.
• The manager parcels out tasks each morning.
• We had to parcel the money out among six families.

使い方： parcel something out to someone (They parcelled the food out to the families.); parcel something out among people (She parcelled the work out among her assistants.)

類義語： distribute, share out, divide up

よく使う表現： parcel something out, parcel out something

分割する

土地などを個別に売れるように小さく分ける。

やさしい英語で： To divide property into smaller pieces so they can be sold separately.

• They plan to parcel off the land.
• The estate was parcelled off and sold.
• Developers parcel large properties off into smaller building plots.

使い方： parcel something off into something (They parcelled the estate off into smaller plots.)

類義語： subdivide, divide up

よく使う表現： parcel something off, parcel off land

包む、梱包する

物を紙で包んだり、箱などに入れたりする。

やさしい英語で： To wrap something in paper or put it in a package.

• I need to parcel up these gifts.
• He parcelled the books up in brown paper.
• Can you parcel this up for me?

使い方： parcel something up (She parcelled the books up for posting.)

類義語： wrap up, package

反対語： unwrap, unpack

よく使う表現： parcel something up, parcel up something

布で巻く

ロープを保護するために布の帯を巻き付ける。

やさしい英語で： To wrap strips of cloth around a rope to protect it.

• The sailors parcel the rope with cloth.
• He parcelled the damaged section before covering it with cord.
• We must parcel these ropes to protect them from water.

類義語： wrap

よく使う表現： parcel a rope, parcel the rigging