单词 | import |
释义 | import (once / 148 pages) 1vn 2v 3nv Imports are the products shipped into our country from other places. We import Japanese autos and export our pop music to Tokyo. Import also means to signify something. Is it of import to our economic security to have so many Japanese imports on our roads? The origins of the word import are literally "to bring into port." The ratio of imports to exports is a big indicator of the health of a nation's economy. The word import can also refer to attitudes or behaviors that come as part of the culture of a place. "New York media is dominated by British journalists who have imported the snarky style of gossip reporting famous in London." WORD FAMILYimport: importation, imported, importee, importer, importing, imports+/importation: importations/importee: importees/importer: importers USAGE EXAMPLESMexico imports more than half of the roughly 34 million gallons a day of gasoline it consumes. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) The car dealer used to import some 2,000 cars every six weeks. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) The demands for bribes delay shipments, and state officials sometimes neglect to distribute what they import. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1v bring in from abroad Ant|Hypo|Hyper export sell or transfer abroad smuggle import or export without paying customs duties merchandise, trade engage in the trade of 2n commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country Syn|Ant|Hyper importation export, exportation commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country commodity, good, trade good articles of commerce 3n an imported person brought from a foreign country 2the lead role was played by an import from Sweden Syn|Hyper importee alien, foreigner, noncitizen, outlander a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country v transfer (electronic data) into a database or document 3Ant|Hyper export transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs transfer move from one place to another 1n a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred Syn|Hyper implication, significance meaning, substance the idea that is intended 2n the message that is intended or expressed or signified the import of his announcement was ambiguous Syn|Hypo|Hyper meaning, significance, signification lexical meaning the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express grammatical meaningthe meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form symbolisation, symbolizationthe use of symbols to convey meaning sense, signifiedthe meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted connotation, intensionwhat you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression referentsomething referred to; the object of a reference burden, core, effect, essence, gistthe central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work intent, purport, spiritthe intended meaning of a communication lesson, moralthe significance of a story or event nicety, nuance, refinement, shade, subtletya subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude overtone(usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality pointa brief version of the essential meaning of something acceptation, word meaning, word sensethe accepted meaning of a word antecedentthe referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun denotatuman actual object referred to by a linguistic expression designatumsomething (whether existing or not) that is referred to by a linguistic expression bottom linethe decisive point crux, crux of the matterthe most important point rallying pointa point or principle on which scattered or opposing groups can come together talking pointan especially persuasive point helping to support an argument or discussion content, message, subject matter, substance what a communication that is about something is about 3n having important effects or influence Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper consequence, moment inconsequence having no important effects or influence matter (used with negation) having consequence hell to paydire consequences significance the quality of being significant 4v indicate or signify Syn|Hyper spell intend, mean mean or intend to express or convey |
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