ex‧port 1 W2 AC / ekspɔt $ -ɔrt / 名词
1 [不可数名词] the business of selling and sending goods to other countries 反义词 import
export of
a ban on the export of toxic waste
for export
bales of cloth for export to the continent
2 [可数名词，通常复数] a product that is sold to another country 反义词 import :
Wheat is one of the country’s main exports.
COLLOCATIONS
export + NOUN
an export market The US is Scotland’s second largest export market after France.
export trade Most of its export trade is with Russia.
export earnings/revenue (= the money a company or country makes from exports ) Oil and gas provide 40% of Norway’s export earnings.
export sales/figures (= the total number of products that are sold to other countries ) Export sales exceeded 50% of the company’s total turnover. | Hong Kong is a major trading power, with annual export figures rivalling those of Germany.
an export licence (= an official document giving you permission to sell something to another country ) You will have to submit an application for an export licence.
export controls/restrictions/quotas (= official limits on the number of exports ) The European Parliament wants tougher export controls on certain goods. | The number of goods subject to import and export quotas is being reduced.
an export ban ( also a ban on exports ) During the crisis, France imposed an export ban on British beef. | The ban on exports was lifted in June.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + export
the major/main/principal export Agricultural products are the country’s principal exports.
oil/agricultural/manufacturing exports Oil exports from Iraq have resumed.
British/US etc exports Higher tariffs will affect a wide range of British exports.
invisible exports (= services that are exported, such as banking or insurance, rather than a product ) The City of London is important to the invisible exports of this country.
动词
boost exports (= increase them ) The measures should boost exports and create employment.
encourage exports (= make them more likely to exist ) Kenya used subsidies to encourage exports.
reduce exports OPEC has threatened to reduce exports of oil to the West.
restrict exports (= limit or control them ) The government threatened to restrict exports because of weak demand.
ban exports (= stop them completely ) In retaliation, Britain banned exports of cloth to France.
exports increase/rise/grow Electronics exports grew more slowly than in previous years.
exports fall/decline/drop Exports of gas and oil continued to fall while imports of raw materials have risen.
exports account for something (= form a particular part of a total ) Exports currently account for 37% of sales.
短语
a growth/rise/increase in exports The electronics sector has seen a 16% growth in exports.
a fall/decline/drop in exports There has been a decline in exports and an increase in oil prices.
THESAURUS
product 名词 [可数名词] something that is made or produced in large quantities, usually in order to be sold : consumer products such as mobile phones | dairy products
goods 名词 [复数形式] things that are produced in order to be sold, especially for use in the home : They sell furniture and other household goods . | electrical goods | white goods (= large electrical goods used in the home such as washing machines and refrigerators )
commodity 名词 [可数名词] formal a type of product or raw material that can be bought and sold – used especially about basic food products, metals, and fuels : The decline in prices for agricultural commodities made the economic situation worse. | All metal was a valuable commodity and was rarely wasted.
merchandise 名词 [不可数名词] formal things that are being sold, especially in shops : Customers are not allowed to handle the merchandise. | Sales of books, videos, and other merchandise have increased.
wares 名词 [复数形式] written things that are offered for sale, especially in a market or on the street : In the market, the traders began selling their wares. | Merchants brought their wares from all over the world.
export 名词 [ countable often 复数形式 ] a product that is sent to a foreign country in order to be sold : US exports rose to $11.935 billion. | At the moment, oil is their biggest export.
import 名词 [ countable often 复数形式 ] goods that are brought from one country into another to be sold there : The UK clothing industry cannot compete with foreign imports on price.