n.[C]

1. 小包，包裹
   This parcel came in the mail today.

   这个包裹是今天邮来的。

2. （土地的）一块，一片
   We bought two parcels of our neighbor's farm.

   我们买了邻居家农场的两片地。

3. 【贬】（人，兽，物）一批，一群[S]
   Their children were left to the ineffectual care of a parcel of servants.

   他们的孩子留给了一帮佣人，得不到应有的照管。

4. （待售商品的）一批，一宗

vt.

1. 分；分配[（+out）]
   The two big nations parceled out the little country between them.

   这两个大国把那个小国瓜分了。

2. 把……包起来；捆扎[（+up）]
   She parceled some food for the boys to carry to their picnic.

   她将一些食品包好给孩子们带去野餐。

a.

1. 部分的；兼职的
   He was a jester and a parcel poet.

   他是一个小丑，也是个业余诗人。

ad.

1. 【古】部分地

n.

1. an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by post.
2. a quantity or amount of something, in particular land.

v.

1. make (something) into a parcel by wrapping it.
2. (parcel something out) divide something into portions and then distribute it.
3. Nautical  wrap (rope) with strips of tarred canvas to reduce chafing.