importation

名词 importation:

1. the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
   同义词：importing
2. commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
   同义词：import

1. If the corn comes in well, we don't need importation.
   如果玉米收成好的话，我们就不需进口了。
2. The advocacy, system, or theory of protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting, as by tariffs or quotas, the importation of foreign goods and services.
   贸易保护主义通过关税或进口配额等措施阻碍或限制外国商品和服务性产业的进口从而保护国内生产者的主张、制度或理论
3. A ban on the importation of drugs had been issued recently.
   最近已经发布了禁止进口毒品的法令。
4. The importation of tobacco is the country's largest imports.
   烟草进口是这个国家最大的进口商品。

im.por.ta.tion

n.（名词）

The act or business of importing.
进口：进口的生意或行为
The condition or process of being imported.
进口：进口的状态或过程
Something imported; an import.
输入物，进口货