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单词 import
释义
import
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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 FAMILY
import: importation, imported, importee, importer, importing, imports+/importation: importations/importee: importees/importer: importers
USAGE EXAMPLES
Mexico 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
the 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
2
v transfer (electronic data) into a database or document
Ant|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
3
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 meaning
the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form
symbolisation, symbolization
the use of symbols to convey meaning
sense, signified
the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
connotation, intension
what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
referent
something referred to; the object of a reference
burden, core, effect, essence, gist
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
intent, purport, spirit
the intended meaning of a communication
lesson, moral
the significance of a story or event
nicety, nuance, refinement, shade, subtlety
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
overtone
(usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality
point
a brief version of the essential meaning of something
acceptation, word meaning, word sense
the accepted meaning of a word
antecedent
the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
denotatum
an actual object referred to by a linguistic expression
designatum
something (whether existing or not) that is referred to by a linguistic expression
bottom line
the decisive point
crux, crux of the matter
the most important point
rallying point
a point or principle on which scattered or opposing groups can come together
talking point
an 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 pay
dire 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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