import

[US]/ˈɪmpɔːt/
[UK]/ˈɪmpɔːrt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. input; imported goods; meaning; importance
vt. to bring in; to convey meaning
vi. to bring in; to be brought in

Phrases & Collocations

import goods

import data

importance of

import duty

import quota

import and export

import license

import from

import tariff

import trade

parallel import

import agent

import substitution

import licence

import tax

import declaration

import permit

import price

net import

import licensing

import department

Example Sentences

imports of luxury goods.

import wool from Australia

What's the import of the speech?

We import raw silk.

an influx of imports

greater import penetration of the domestic market

Japan's dependence on imported oil.

the import of live cattle from Canada.

the import of her message is clear.

exports and imports of manufactures.

a rise in imports might be an omen of recovery.

a label of origin on imported eggs.

The import of his statement is ambiguous.

They are engaged in import and export.

import coffee from Brazil into China

questions that import us nearly

Real-world Examples

Last year our exports exceeded our imports in value.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

The idea was first imported from Germany.

Source: VOA Special August 2023 Collection

The European Union is considering a ban on Russian oil imports.

Source: AP Listening May 2022 Collection

Japan says fear of disease is its main reason to block fresh imports.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

China has suspended barley imports from Australian firm CBH Grain PTY.

Source: CRI Online September 2020 Collection

We're banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2022 Collection

That adds up to 8 percent of the country's energy imports.

Source: VOA Special March 2022 Collection

Hong Kong is looking to potentially ban seafood imports from Fukushima and surrounding areas.

Source: CRI Online June 2023 Collection

A vast majority of the wheat used to be imported from Ukraine and Russia.

Source: CRI Online February 2023 Collection

Pakistan has paid for its first import of discounted Russian crude in Chinese currency.

Source: CRI Online June 2023 Collection

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