import
noun
verb
ˈɪmpɔːt noun
1 a product that is brought from one country into another so that it can be sold there, or the business of doing this 进口商品; 进口; C,U
a ban on beef imports
禁止进口牛肉
the abolition of import duties (=taxes)
进口关税的废止
[+ from ]
cheap imports from Asia
来自亚洲的廉价进口产品
American demand for Japanese imports (=goods from Japan)
美国人对日本进口产品的需求
the import of electrical goods
电气产品的进口
2 something new or different that is brought to a place where it did not previously exist 〔新鲜事物的〕进口,输入,引进 C
The beetle is thought to be a European import.
这种甲虫被认为是从欧洲传进来的。
3 importance or meaning [正式] 重要性; 含义 U | formal
a matter of no great import
无关紧要的事
ɪmˈpɔːt verb
4 to bring a product from one country into another so that it can be sold there 进口,输入〔商品〕;
In 2001, Britain exported more cars than it imported.
2001年英国出口的汽车数量大于进口的数量。
import sth from sth
All the meat is imported from France.
所有的肉都从法国进口。
5 to introduce something new or different in a place where it did not previously exist 〔向某地〕引进〔新鲜事物等〕
The unusual designs were probably imported from Iran.
这非同寻常的设计可能来自伊朗。
import sth to/into sth
The US comedy format was gradually imported to UK screens.
这种美国喜剧模式逐渐引入英国银幕。
6 to move information from one computer to another 将〔信息从一台计算机〕传输到〔另一台计算机〕;
import sth from/into sth
You can now import graphics from other applications.
你现在可以导入其他应用软件的图表。
imported autos
进口汽车
imported data
导入的数据