importation
noun uk/ˌɪm.pɔːˈteɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌɪm.pɔːrˈteɪ.ʃən/
[ C or U ]进口
the act of introducing new goods, customs, or ideas into a country from another country; something that is introduced in this way
He opposed efforts to allow the importation of prescription drugs from other countries. 他反对那些要求允许从国外进口处方药的提案。
The treaty restricts the importation of cultural artifacts. 该协定限制文物的进口。
He is believed to have organized massive importations of drugs before his arrest. 据信他在被捕前组织过大规模的毒品入境贩运。
[ U ] computing specialized（信息、数据的）导入
the act of copying information from one computer or computer program to another
Convert the scanned document into text for importation into other software programs. 将扫描的文档转换为文本，以便导入到其他软件程序。
We developed a compatible data table for importation into statistical and spreadsheet programs. 我们开发了一个可兼容的数据表格，用于导入到统计和电子表格程序中。
See: import
- More examples
- The virus may have spread to North America through the importation of an infected mosquito.
- Scots and modern English evolved in parallel from Old English, with importations from many other languages.
- The less dust you leave in your LPs' grooves, the less noise you'll have to clean up after importation to your computer.