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I0062200 (ĭm-pôrt′, ĭm′pôrt′)tr.v. im·port·ed, im·port·ing, im·ports 1. To bring or carry in from an outside source, especially to bring in (goods or materials) from a foreign country for trade or sale.2. Computers To receive (data) into one program from another.3. a. To carry or hold the meaning of; signify: had trouble understanding what the strange word imported.b. To express or make known: the news imported by their letter.c. To betoken or indicate: a high inflation rate importing hard times for the consumer.n. (ĭm′pôrt′)1. Something imported: levied a tax on imports from overseas.2. The act or occupation of importing goods or materials.3. Meaning; signification: The import of his statement is ambiguous.4. Importance; significance: a legal decision of far-reaching import. See Synonyms at importance.

[Middle English importen, to convey a meaning, from Medieval Latin importāre and from Old French importer, to cause, both from Latin importāre, to carry in, cause : in-, in; see in-² + portāre, to carry; see per- in Indo-European roots.]

im·port′a·bil′i·ty n.im·port′a·ble adj.im·port′er n.

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vb 1. (Commerce) to buy or bring in (goods or services) from a foreign country. Compare export 2. (tr) to bring in from an outside source: to import foreign words into the language. 3. rare to signify or be significant; mean; convey: to import doom. n 4. (Commerce) (often plural) a. goods (visible imports) or services (invisible imports) that are bought from foreign countriesb. (as modifier): an import licence. 5. significance or importance: a man of great import. 6. meaning or signification 7. (Team Sports, other than specified) informal Canadian a sportsman or -woman who is not native to the country in which he or she plays [C15: from Latin importāre to carry in, from im- + portāre to carry] imˈportable adj imˌportaˈbility n imˈporter n

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(v. ɪmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt, ˈɪm pɔrt, -poʊrt; n. ˈɪm pɔrt, -poʊrt)
v.t. 1. to bring in from a foreign country or other source: to import goods for resale. 2. to bring or introduce from one use or connection into another: foodstuffs imported from the farm. 3. to mean or signify: Her words imported a change of attitude. 4. to involve as a necessary circumstance; imply. 5. Computers. to bring (documents, data, etc.) into one application program from another. v.i. 6. to be of consequence or importance; matter. n. 7. something that is imported from abroad. 8. the act of importing. 9. consequence; importance. 10. meaning; implication: He felt the import of her words. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin importāre. See im-¹, port⁵] im•port′a•ble, adj. im•port`a•bil′i•ty, n. im•port′er, n.

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Past participle: imported
Gerund: importing

Imperative
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Present
I import
you import
he/she/it imports
we import
you import
they import

Preterite
I imported
you imported
he/she/it imported
we imported
you imported
they imported

Present Continuous
I am importing
you are importing
he/she/it is importing
we are importing
you are importing
they are importing

Present Perfect
I have imported
you have imported
he/she/it has imported
we have imported
you have imported
they have imported

Past Continuous
I was importing
you were importing
he/she/it was importing
we were importing
you were importing
they were importing

Past Perfect
I had imported
you had imported
he/she/it had imported
we had imported
you had imported
they had imported

Future
I will import
you will import
he/she/it will import
we will import
you will import
they will import

Future Perfect
I will have imported
you will have imported
he/she/it will have imported
we will have imported
you will have imported
they will have imported

Future Continuous
I will be importing
you will be importing
he/she/it will be importing
we will be importing
you will be importing
they will be importing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been importing
you have been importing
he/she/it has been importing
we have been importing
you have been importing
they have been importing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been importing
you will have been importing
he/she/it will have been importing
we will have been importing
you will have been importing
they will have been importing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been importing
you had been importing
he/she/it had been importing
we had been importing
you had been importing
they had been importing

Conditional
I would import
you would import
he/she/it would import
we would import
you would import
they would import

Past Conditional
I would have imported
you would have imported
he/she/it would have imported
we would have imported
you would have imported
they would have imported

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	import - commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign countryimportationcommodity, trade good, good - articles of commerceexport, exportation - commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
	2.	import - an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees"importeealien, foreigner, noncitizen, outlander - a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
	3.	import - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"meaning, signification, significancesubject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is aboutlexical meaning - the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to expressgrammatical meaning - the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional formsymbolisation, symbolization - the use of symbols to convey meaningsignified, sense - the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified"connotation, intension - what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expressionreferent - something referred to; the object of a referencegist, burden, essence, effect, core - the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary workpurport, intent, spirit - the intended meaning of a communicationmoral, lesson - the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"nuance, subtlety, nicety, refinement, shade - a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"overtone - (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair"point - a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"
	4.	import - a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"implication, significancemeaning, substance - the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
	5.	import - having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"consequence, momentmatter - (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"significance - the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"hell to pay - dire consequences; "when the pig ran away there was hell to pay"
Verb	1.	import - bring in from abroadcommerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)merchandise, trade - engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets"smuggle - import or export without paying customs duties; "She smuggled cigarettes across the border"export - sell or transfer abroad; "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance"
	2.	import - transfer (electronic data) into a database or documentcomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structurestransfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"export - transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs
	3.	import - indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"spellmean, intend - mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"

import

verb1. bring in, buy in, ship in, land, introduce We spent $5000 million more on importing food than on selling abroad.noun1. imported goods, foreign goods farmers protesting about cheap imports2. (Formal) significance, concern, value, worth, weight, consequence, substance, moment, magnitude, usefulness, momentousness Such arguments are of little import.3. meaning, implication, significance, sense, message, bearing, intention, explanation, substance, drift, interpretation, thrust, purport, upshot, gist, signification I have already spoken about the import of his speech.

import

verb1. To have or convey a particular idea:connote, denote, intend, mean, signify, spell.Idiom: add up to.2. To be of significance or importance:count, matter, signify, weigh.noun1. That which is signified by a word or expression:acceptation, connotation, denotation, intent, meaning, message, purport, sense, significance, significancy, signification, value.2. The general sense or significance, as of an action or statement:amount, burden, drift, purport, substance, tenor.Idioms: sum and substance, sum total.3. The gist of a specific action or situation:idea, meaning, point, purport, significance, significancy.4. The quality or state of being important:concern, concernment, consequence, importance, moment, significance, significancy, weight, weightiness.

Translations

进口进口商品进口货

import

(imˈpoːt) verb to bring in (goods etc) from abroad usually for sale. We import wine from France.进口 (ˈimpoːt) noun1. something which is imported from abroad. Our imports are greater than our exports.进口商品2. the act of bringing in goods from abroad. the import of wine.进口ˌimporˈtation noun进口imˈporter noun 进口商，输入业者

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Import

A good produced in a country other than the one in which it is sold. Imports bring money into the producing country and can remove money from the country in which the good is sold. For that reason, many economists believe that a nation's proper balance of trade means more exports are sold than imports bought. Some countries set up various trade barriers against imports, notably import quotas and tariffs. Most governments seek to promote exports, while they have differing positions on imports. See also: Free trade, NAFTA.

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A good or service brought into a country from another country and offered for sale. While some imported items originate in foreign subsidiaries of domestic companies, large increases in imports tend to hurt sales and profits of many firms located in the importing country. Compare export. See also balance of trade, quota.

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a good which is produced in a foreign country and which is then physically transported to and sold in the home market, leading to an outflow of foreign exchange from the home country (visible import).
a service which is provided for the home country by foreign interests, either in the home country (banking, insurance) or overseas (for example, travel abroad), again leading to an outflow of foreign exchange from the home country (invisible import).
capital which is invested in the home country in the form of portfolio investment, foreign direct investment in physical assets and banking deposits (capital imports).
Together these items comprise, along with EXPORTS, a country's BALANCE OF PAYMENTS. See INTERNATIONAL TRADE, IMPORT DUTY, IMPORTING, IMPORT PENETRATION.

Fig. 84 Import. (a) UK goods and services imports, 2003.

(b) Geographical distribution of UK goods/services imports, 2003. Source: UK Balance of Payments, ONS, 2004 domestic industries from foreign competition. See TARIFF, IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, PROTECTIONISM.

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(i) a good that is produced in a foreign country and that is then physically transported to, and sold in, the ‘home’ market, leading to an outflow of foreign exchange from the home country (‘visible’ import). (ii) a service that is provided for the ‘home’ country by foreign interests, either in the home country (banking, insurance) or overseas (for example, travel abroad), again leading to an outflow of foreign exchange from the home country (‘invisible’ import). (iii) capital that is invested in the home country in the form of portfolio investment, foreign direct investment in physical assets and banking deposits (capital imports). Imports are important in two main respects:

together with EXPORTS, they make up a country's BALANCE OF TRADE. Imports must be financed (‘paid for’ in foreign currency terms) by an equivalent value of exports in order to maintain a payments equilibrium.
The combined net payment figures (exports minus imports) for (i), (ii) and (iii) are shown in Fig. 13 (a), BALANCE OF PAYMENTS entry;
they represent a WITHDRAWAL from the CIRCULAR FLOW OF NATIONAL INCOME, serving to reduce real income and output. (See PROPENSITY TO IMPORT.)

On the one hand, imports are seen as beneficial in that they allow a country to enjoy the benefits of INTERNATIONAL TRADE (obtaining goods and services at lower prices), but on the other hand, as indicated by (b) above, detrimental because they reduce income and output. It is important to maintain a balance between imports and exports. Imports are beneficial, provided that they are matched by exports - i.e. ‘lost’ income on imports is restored by income ‘gained’ on exports to maintain domestic income and output levels, and, as indicated by (a) above, imports are financed by exports to preserve a BALANCE OF PAYMENTS EQUILIBRIUM.

Fig. 84 gives details of the product composition and geographical distribution of UK (merchandise) goods imports in 2003. See Fig. 68 , EXPORT entry, for comparable export data. See BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, INTERNAL-EXTERNAL BALANCE MODEL, GAINS FROM TRADE, IMPORT PENETRATION, IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, IMPORT SCHEDULE, IMPORT SUBSTITUTION, PARALLEL IMPORT.

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verb bring in

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noun imported goods

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noun significance

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noun meaning

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verb to have or convey a particular idea

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verb to be of significance or importance

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noun that which is signified by a word or expression

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noun the general sense or significance, as of an action or statement

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noun the gist of a specific action or situation

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noun the quality or state of being important

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noun commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country

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noun an imported person brought from a foreign country

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noun the message that is intended or expressed or signified

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noun a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

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noun having important effects or influence

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verb bring in from abroad

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verb transfer (electronic data) into a database or document

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verb indicate or signify

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