| 单词 | importation |
| 释义 | importation —import /ˈɪm.pɔːt/ aep /-pɔːrt/ noun (BRINGING IN) C1 [C] goods bought by one country from another: » restrictions on foreign importsThesaurus+: ↑BuyingC2 [U] (ALSO importation) the action of bringing goods or fashions into a country: » the illegal importation of drugs» an import licence» import dutiesThesaurus+: ↑Buying• • • Extra Examples:» Further increases in imports could destabilize the economy.» They have put an embargo on imports of clothing.» Continued rapid growth in consumer spending will suck in more imports.» The programme aims to make the country self-sufficient in food production and to cut energy imports.» The tobacco industry loses millions every year due to parallel imports.noun [U] FORMAL (IMPORTANCE) ► F0 importance or meaning: » Whether it is to be a 'working' visit or an 'official' visit is of little/no import.Thesaurus+: ↑Importance , ↑Useful or advantageous import /ɪmˈpɔːt/ aep /ˈɪm.pɔːrt/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for import B2 to buy or bring in products from another country: » We import a large number of cars from Japan.→ COMPARE EXPORT(Cf. ↑export) verbThesaurus+: ↑BuyingF0 to introduce new goods, customs, or ideas to one country from another: » The fashion for wearing baseball hats was imported directly from the States.Thesaurus+: ↑Transferring and transporting objectsF0 SPECIALIZED to copy information from one computer or computer program to another: » I need to import data from the database into my word processor.» imported filesThesaurus+: ↑Operating computers• • • Extra Examples:» In some countries, importing drugs is a capital offence.» The business imports rugs from India.» The fruit had been imported from Spain.» The country is importing energy from foreign suppliers.» How do I import these files onto the hard disk? |
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