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单词 care package
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Definition of care package in English:

care package

noun
North American
  • A parcel of food, money, or luxury items sent to a loved one who is away from home for an extended period.

    〈北美〉(寄给长期离家在外的亲人的)关爱包裹,亲情礼包

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She was there in Curtis Park here in Denver for a community service morning where they were packing up care packages for military families.
    • Friends of mine who are involved in the peace movement sent care packages.
    • Today, we are packing up care packages to send overseas.
    • I've had little care packages from friends which is always nice.
    • In my almost 12 months of deployment here, I have learned a lot about care packages.
    • She sent my unit 4 huge care packages, over a hundred dollars in just postage!
    • Create a care package for a friend who recently got a new job.
    • Mom just came by here with a care package.
    • Perhaps you two could even make each other a care package.
    • George came by with a food care package from his mother this afternoon.
    • I think Bill has a backup plan — mail it to Frank in a care package.
    • We even see a sample care package sent by a freed African American woman in the North to her enslaved kin.
    • Included in a gratefully received care package was the above book.
    • A few moments later a care package arrived from Percy, complete with a crew of yard hands.
    • Instead of calling mom for a care package or eating out, try your hand at making your own.
    • Anyhow, got downtown, did some shopping for a care package, then went into work.
    • Have a care package or note already waiting for him on the first day.
    • Also, the first of the care packages from Laura arrived today!
    • She also makes sure the soldiers themselves have care packages.
    • She has her care package ready for the next move.

Origin

1940s: from CARE, an acronym from the initial letters of Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe, a relief organization which arranged aid packages after the Second World War.

Definition of care package in US English:

care package

noun
North American
  • A parcel of food, money, or luxury items sent to a loved one who is away.

    〈北美〉(寄给长期离家在外的亲人的)关爱包裹,亲情礼包

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mom just came by here with a care package.
    • Today, we are packing up care packages to send overseas.
    • In my almost 12 months of deployment here, I have learned a lot about care packages.
    • Included in a gratefully received care package was the above book.
    • Also, the first of the care packages from Laura arrived today!
    • A few moments later a care package arrived from Percy, complete with a crew of yard hands.
    • She was there in Curtis Park here in Denver for a community service morning where they were packing up care packages for military families.
    • We even see a sample care package sent by a freed African American woman in the North to her enslaved kin.
    • George came by with a food care package from his mother this afternoon.
    • Perhaps you two could even make each other a care package.
    • She has her care package ready for the next move.
    • She also makes sure the soldiers themselves have care packages.
    • Create a care package for a friend who recently got a new job.
    • Anyhow, got downtown, did some shopping for a care package, then went into work.
    • Have a care package or note already waiting for him on the first day.
    • I think Bill has a backup plan — mail it to Frank in a care package.
    • I've had little care packages from friends which is always nice.
    • Instead of calling mom for a care package or eating out, try your hand at making your own.
    • Friends of mine who are involved in the peace movement sent care packages.
    • She sent my unit 4 huge care packages, over a hundred dollars in just postage!

Origin

1940s: from CARE, an acronym from the initial letters of Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe, a relief organization which arranged aid packages after the Second World War.

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