im·port
noun/ˈɪmpɔːt/
/ˈɪmpɔːrt/
- [countable, usually plural] a product or service that is brought into one country from another
进口品；输入的产品（或服务） - import from… food imports from abroad
从外国进口的食物 - import into/to… cheap imports into the United States
进口到美国的廉价商品
Collocations The economyThe economyManaging the economy- handle/run/manage the economy
- boost investment/spending/employment/growth
- stimulate demand/the economy/industry
- cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing
- reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation
- create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble
- encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition
- encourage/work with/compete with the private sector
- increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports
- ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports
- the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming
- enjoy an economic/housing/property boom
- push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation
- damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy
- cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession
- experience/suffer a recession/downturn
- fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment
- cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment
- create/burst a housing/stock market bubble
- cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system
- face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis
- be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust
- cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget
- increase/boost/slash/cut public spending
- increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes
- raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates
- ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy
- balance the (state/federal) budget
- achieve/maintain a balanced budget
- run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus
- impose taxes/austerity measures
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb1- America has cut its oil imports from the Middle East by 73%.
美国已将从中东进口的石油量削减了 73%。 - Imports were valued at £516 million last month.
上个月的进口额为 5.16 亿英镑。 - Special duties were imposed on imports into the republic.
输入该共和国的货物加征了特别关税。 - The value of annual imports rose rapidly.
全年进口额增长迅速。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- main
- major
- foreign
- …
- boost
- cut
- limit
- …
- grow
- increase
- rise
- …
- ban
- control
- restrictions
- …
- import from
- import into
- a ban on imports
- a restriction on imports
- the demand for imports
- …
- import from… food imports from abroad
- [uncountable, plural] the act of bringing a product or service into one country from another
（产品、劳务的）进口，输入，引进 - The report calls for a ban on the import of hazardous waste.
这份报告呼吁禁止进口危险废弃物。 - imports of oil
石油的进口 - import duties/tariffs
进口关税 - import controls/restrictions/quotas
进口管制／限制／配额 - an import licence
进口许可证
Wordfinder- boom
- business
- commerce
- embargo
- import
- market
- monopoly
- sanction
- tariff
- trade
- A restricted import quota was set for meat products.
肉类产品有进口配额限制。 - the UK's net imports of food
英国食品净进口 - Most of their oil revenues are used to finance imports of consumer and capital goods.
他们的石油收益大多用于进口消费品和资本财货。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- main
- major
- foreign
- …
- boost
- cut
- limit
- …
- grow
- increase
- rise
- …
- ban
- control
- restrictions
- …
- import from
- import into
- a ban on imports
- a restriction on imports
- the demand for imports
- …
- The report calls for a ban on the import of hazardous waste.
- [uncountable] (formal) importance
重要性 - matters of great import
非常重要的事情
- matters of great import
- [singular] the import (of something) (formal) the meaning of something, especially when it is not immediately clear
意思；含意 - It is difficult to understand the full import of this statement.
很难理解这份声明的全部含意。
- It is difficult to understand the full import of this statement.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘signify’): from Latin importare ‘bring in’ (in medieval Latin ‘imply, mean, be of consequence’), from in- ‘in’ + portare ‘carry’.