im‧port 1 W3 / ɪmpɔt $ -ɔrt / 名词

1 [可数和不可数名词] a product that is brought from one country into another so that it can be sold there, or the business of doing this 反义词 export :

a ban on beef imports

the abolition of import duties (= taxes )

import from

cheap imports from Asia

American demand for Japanese imports (= goods from Japan )

the import of electrical goods

2 [可数名词] something new or different that is brought to a place where it did not previously exist :

The beetle is thought to be a European import.

3 [不可数名词] formal importance or meaning → significance :

a matter of no great import

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + imports

foreign imports Foreign imports into Britain continued to grow in the 1970s.

cheap imports Farmers are complaining about cheap imports flooding the market.

Japanese/French etc imports (= goods from Japan, France etc ) Japanese imports rose by 5% last year.

oil/coal/food imports The country is dependent on oil imports for almost all its basic energy needs.

rice/sugar etc imports There is pressure on the country to reduce its rice imports.

agricultural imports Restrictions on agricultural imports remain in place.

essential imports The country had problems paying for its essential imports.

luxury imports Higher duties were placed on luxury imports.

动词

increase imports The company increased imports in order to cut domestic production costs.

reduce/cut imports New investment will reduce imports and save jobs.

control/restrict imports (= reduce or put a limit on them ) The scheme aims to control imports of cheap goods.

ban imports (= make them illegal ) The organization wants the government to ban imports of exotic birds.

imports increase/rise/grow Imports increased by 13 percent last year.

imports fall/drop Imports of consumer goods fell sharply in December.

import + NOUN

an import ban The US imposed an import ban on several types of fish.

import restrictions/controls (= laws which reduce or limit the amount of imports ) Severe import controls were introduced.

import quotas (= limits on the number of imports allowed ) Each country introduced its own import quotas.

import taxes/duties/tariffs The US imposed huge import duties on products from Europe.

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.