import
/ɪmˈpɔ:t; ɪm`pɔrt/ v[Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (from...);~ sth (into...) bring (goods, ideas, etc) from a foreign country into one's own country 进口, 输入, 引进（货物、 思想等）
The country has to import most of its raw materials. 这个国家原料大部分靠进口.
cars imported from Japan 从日本进口的汽车
meat imported (into the United Kingdom) 进口（到英国）的肉
the latest pop music imported from America 从美国传入的最新流行乐曲. Cf 参看 export2.
import / ˈɪmpɔ:t; `ɪmpɔrt/ n
1 [C esp pl 尤作复数]
imported goods, services, etc 进口货; 引进的劳务等
Britain's food imports (from the rest of the world) 英国（从世界各地）进口的食物
restrict cheap foreign imports限制廉价外国进口货.
2 [U] action of importing goods 进口; 输入; 引入
the import of coal 煤炭的进口
tariffs on the import of manufactured goods 工业品的进口税* [attrib 作定语]
import controls 进口管制. Cf 参看 export1.
import / ɪmˈpɔ:t; ɪm`pɔrt/ v [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (to sb) (fml 文) mean or convey sth (to sb) （对某人）意味著某事物或传达某事物
What did these developments import to them? 这些新情况对他们来说意味著什麽呢? import / ˈɪmpɔ:t; `ɪmpɔrt/ n (fml 文)
1 [U] importance or significance 重要性; 意义
matters of no great import 无关宏旨的事.
2 [sing] meaning (of sth), esp when not directly stated （某事物的）意思（尤指未直接说明的）
the hidden import of his speech 他话中的言外之意.