import

• 名词，指从国外输入到一个国家的商品或服务，也指商品或服务从国外输入的过程。

A noun referring to a product or service brought into one country from another, or the act of bringing something in from abroad.

1. Goods brought inB1formal

   A product or service brought into a country from another country for sale.

   进口

   • The country relies heavily on oil imports.
   • Imports from Asia have increased this year.
   • The government placed a tax on luxury imports.

   同义词importation

   反义词export

2. Significance or meaningB2formal

   The importance or meaning of something.

   重要性

   • The full import of his words was not understood at first.
   • This discovery is of great import to the scientific community.
   • She failed to grasp the import of the situation.

   同义词burdendriftessencegistmeaningpurportsensesignificancesubstancethrust

   反义词insignificancetrivialityunimportance

• 指将商品、服务或数据从国外或外部来源引入本国或本系统的动作。也指在计算机中把外部数据或文件载入程序或系统。

A verb used to indicate the act of bringing goods, services, or data into a country or system from abroad or an external source.

1. Bring goods from abroadB1formal

   To bring goods or services into a country from another country for sale or use.

   进口

   • The company imports coffee from Brazil.
   • Many countries import oil to meet their energy needs.
   • They import electronics from China and sell them locally.

   同义词bring inintroduce

   反义词export

2. Transfer dataB2formalIT

   To bring data from one system, program, or format into another.

   导入

   • You can import the spreadsheet into the database.
   • The software allows you to import photos from your camera.
   • He imported the contacts from his old phone to the new one.

   同义词bring iningestloadpull inread

   反义词export