imported

• 指从国外或境外输入的商品或产品，用于销售或使用。

Describes goods or products that have been brought into a country from abroad for sale or use.

1. Brought from another countryB1formal

   Goods or products that are brought into a country from abroad for sale or use.

   进口的

   • The store sells imported Italian cheese.
   • Imported cars are often more expensive than local ones.
   • They prefer imported wine from France.

   同义词alienexternalforeignoverseas

   反义词domestichomemadeindigenouslocalnative

2. Introduced from elsewhereB2formal

   Something that is brought in from another place, culture, or system.

   进口的

   • Imported customs and traditions can enrich a society.
   • The company uses imported technology from Japan.
   • Imported ideas often influence local art.

   同义词alienexoticexternalforeignnonnativeoutsideoverseas

   反义词domesticindigenouslocalnative

• 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