import

輸入品

主に販売のために、外国から持ち込まれた商品。

やさしい英語で： A product brought from another country, usually to be sold.

• This car is an import.
• Cheap imports made local products harder to sell.
• The shop stocks imports from several countries.

使い方： import from somewhere (This cheese is an import from France.)

類義語： imported product, imported goods

反対語： export

よく使う表現： cheap import, foreign import, Japanese import

輸入

主に販売のために、外国から商品を持ち込むこと。

やさしい英語で： The activity of bringing goods from another country, usually for sale.

• These goods are subject to import duty.
• The government restricted the import of beef.
• Her business handles both import and export.

使い方： import of something (The import of certain foods is restricted.)

類義語： importation

反対語： export

よく使う表現： import duty, import restrictions, import of goods

輸入する

主に販売のために、外国の商品を自分の国に持ち込む。

やさしい英語で： To bring goods from another country into your own, usually to sell them.

• We import most of our coffee.
• The company imported machinery from Germany.
• Which countries import the most oil?

使い方： import something from somewhere (We import coffee from Brazil.); import something into somewhere (The company imports cars into Canada.)

類義語： bring in

反対語： export

よく使う表現： import goods, import oil, import from somewhere

インポートする、取り込む

別のプログラムやシステムのファイルやデータを、使用中のプログラムに取り込む。

やさしい英語で： To bring a file or data from another program or system into the program you are using.

• Click here to import photos.
• I imported the file into a new program.
• Can this app import contacts from my phone?

使い方： import something into something (Import the data into your spreadsheet.); import something from something (You can import contacts from another account.)

類義語： load, bring in

反対語： export

よく使う表現： import files, import data, import photos