import — to bring goods or services into a country from abroad for sale
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to bring goods or services into a country from abroad for sale
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɪmpɔːrt/
Korean meaning: 수입하다, 외국에서 상품이나 서비스를 들여오다
Korean pronunciation: 임-포트 (강세: 임)
Example Sentences
- My mom imports so much Korean food that our kitchen looks like a Seoul grocery store!
- The company decided to import high-quality materials from Germany.
- He didn't understand the true import of the teacher's warning until he failed the exam.
import
VERB//ˈɪmpɔːrt//
to bring goods or services into a country from abroad for sale
In the center of the frame, a dock worker operates a crane to unload colorful cargo containers from a large ship. The containers have distinctive foreign symbols and designs showing they came from overseas. The ship's hull displays international maritime flags indicating its foreign origin. Other workers guide the containers toward waiting trucks for domestic distribution. goods being brought into the country from abroad for sale
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Origin
라틴어에서 온 단어로, '안으로 운반하다'라는 뜻이었습니다. 무역이 발달하면서 '수입'이라는 현재 의미로 굳어졌죠.
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“My mom imports so much Korean food that our kitchen looks like a Seoul grocery store!”
“The company decided to import high-quality materials from Germany.”
“He didn't understand the true import of the teacher's warning until he failed the exam.”
“Japan imports most of its energy resources from other countries.”
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