export

Word family  noun export ≠ import exporter ≠ importer exportation ≠ importation verb export ≠ import

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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ex·port1 /ˈekspɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun  1  [uncountable]BBT the business of selling and sending goods to other countries 出口 OPP importexport of a ban on the export of toxic waste 有毒废料的出口禁令for export bales of cloth for export to the continent 向该洲出口的大捆布料2  [countable usually plural]BBT a product that is sold to another country 出口商品 OPP import Wheat is one of the country’s main exports. 小麦是该国的主要出口商品之一。► see thesaurus at product COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2export + NOUNan export market 出口市场The US is Scotland’s second largest export market after France. 美国是苏格兰的第二大出口市场，仅次于法国。export trade 出口贸易Most of its export trade is with Russia. 其出口贸易多与俄罗斯进行。export earnings/revenue (=the money a company or country makes from exports) 出口收益Oil and gas provide 40% of Norway’s export earnings. 出口石油和天然气的收入占挪威出口收益的40%。export sales/figures (=the total number of products that are sold to other countries) 出口(销售)量/数据Export sales exceeded 50% of the company’s total turnover. 该公司的出口销售额超过其总营业额的50%。nHong Kong is a major trading power, with annual export figures rivalling those of Germany.an export licence (=an official document giving you permission to sell something to another country) 出口许可证nYou will have to submit an application for an export licence.export controls/restrictions/quotas (=official limits on the number of exports) 出口控制/限制/配额nThe European Parliament wants tougher export controls on certain goods.nThe number of goods subject to import and export quotas is being reduced.an export ban (also a ban on exports) 出口禁令nDuring the crisis, France imposed an export ban on British beef.nThe ban on exports was lifted in June.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + exportthe major/main/principal export 主要出口商品Agricultural products are the country’s principal exports. 农产品是该国的主要出口商品。oil/agricultural/manufacturing exports 石油/农产品/制造业产品出口Oil exports from Iraq have resumed. 伊拉克已恢复石油出口。British/US etc exports 英国/美国等出口商品Higher tariffs will affect a wide range of British exports. 提高关税将对多种英国出口商品产生影响。invisible exports (=services that are exported, such as banking or insurance, rather than a product) 无形出口nThe City of London is important to the invisible exports of this country.verbsboost exports (=increase them) 促进出口The measures should boost exports and create employment. 这些措施应能促进出口，创造就业岗位。encourage exports (=make them more likely to exist) 鼓励出口Kenya used subsidies to encourage exports. 肯尼亚通过补贴鼓励出口。reduce exports 减少出口OPEC has threatened to reduce exports of oil to the West. 石油输出国组织威胁要减少对西方的石油出口。restrict exports (=limit or control them) 限制出口The government threatened to restrict exports because of weak demand. 因需求疲软，政府威胁要限制出口。ban exports (=stop them completely) 禁止出口nIn retaliation, Britain banned exports of cloth to France.exports increase/rise/grow 出口增加nElectronics exports grew more slowly than in previous years.exports fall/decline/drop 出口减少nExports of gas and oil continued to fall while imports of raw materials have risen.nexports account for something (=form a particular part of a total)Exports currently account for 37% of sales.phrasesa growth/rise/increase in exports 出口增长The electronics sector has seen a 16% growth in exports. 电子产品出口额增长了16%。a fall/decline/drop in exports 出口减少nThere has been a decline in exports and an increase in oil prices.

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export• Saudi Arabia is one of the world's leading exporters of oil.• Yet the partners poured money into modernization, believing exports would give Quaker a profitable future.• It is trading ahead of this time last year, when sales were hit by the Gulf war, but exports are slowing.• Wheat is one of our country's chief exports.• It was in this context of increased regulation and hazard export that Raybestos Manhattan came to Ireland.• The country's main export is coal.• Again, these can be used to assess potential export demand or continuity of import supplies.• The value of China's exports to the US rose by over 50% last year.• It hopes for a significant export trade in this latest answer to civil disorder.• The directive also applies to objects not returned at the end of a lawful temporary export.• An international agreement restricts the export of missiles.• Britain's total exports to the other EU member states now exceed imports.

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ex·port2 /ɪkˈspɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb  1  [intransitive, transitive]BBT to sell goods to another country 出口 OPP importexport something (from somebody) to somebody The company exports tuna to the US. 这家公司向美国出口金枪鱼。► see thesaurus at sell2  [transitive]INTRODUCE to introduce an activity, idea etc to another place or country 传播，输出〔活动、观念等〕 Italian food has been exported all over the world. 意大利食品已传遍世界。3. [transitive] technical to move computer information from one computer to another, from one computer document to another, or from one piece of software to another 输出〔计算机信息〕 OPP import —exportation /ˌekspɔːˈteɪʃən $ -ɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

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export• In 1986 they exported 210,000 cases of wine to the UK.• Ancient artefacts cannot be exported.• Japanese televisions and hi-fi systems are exported all over the world.• Foreign-funded enterprises exported goods worth $ 665 million, up 33 percent over 1994, the report said.• She felt very strongly about animals being exported live to the continent for slaughter, horses or cattle.• At these allocations the home country exports manufactures and imports food.• They pay for the weapons they carry, and for the guns he exports to arm the rebels destabilising his neighbours.• The influence of African music has been exported to many parts of the western world.export something (from somebody) to somebody• The trickier question is: can Britain's businesses make the required switch into exports?• That export may amount to an associated operation.• Others say that exporting fertilizers and pesticides to developing countries will help them increase their production.• However, providing foreign currency receipts from exports are available to service external debt, no real problems should arise.• An impressive 14 % of Czech exports are attributable to Skoda and its suppliers.• This was almost balanced by domestic exports of £3.8 million to which £1.8 million of re-exports were added.From Longman Business Dictionaryexportex‧port1 /ˈekspɔːt-ɔːrt/ noun1[countable usually plural]COMMERCE a product or service that is sold to another countryA third of America’s exports go to American-owned firms abroad.The Japanese cosmetics company plans to boost exports (=increase them) to the US and Europe. → invisible exports → visible exports2[uncountable]COMMERCE the sale of goods to other countriesThe import and export of goods is more complicated than conducting domestic business within a single country.10,000 bags of coffee for export to the continentexportexport2 /ekˈspɔːt-ɔːrt/ verb [intransitive, transitive]1COMMERCEto sell goods to other countriesIn the first 11 months of last year, Brazil exported 15 million bags of coffee.The mine will produce 9 million tonnes of coal annually of which 5.3 million tonnes will be exported to Japan.2to introduce an activity, idea etc to another countryWe are retailers, and our skills may not be easily exported.3COMPUTING to move computer information from one computer to another, from one computer document to another, or from one piece of software to anotherCan I export the information in a pdf file and then store that file on my laptop?→ See Verb tableOrigin export2 (1400-1500) Latin exportare, from portare “to carry”

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ex‧port¹ W2 AC /ˈekspɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ noun1. [uncountable] the business of selling and sending goods to other countries
   OPP  import
    export of
    a ban on the export of toxic waste
    for export
    bales of cloth for export to the continent
2. [countable usually plural] a product that is sold to another country
   OPP  import:
    Wheat is one of the country’s main exports.
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meanings 1 & 2)

■ export + NOUN
   ▪ an export market The US is Scotland’s second largest export market after France.
   ▪ export trade Most of its export trade is with Russia.
   ▪ export earnings/revenue (=the money a company or country makes from exports) Oil and gas provide 40% of Norway’s export earnings.
   ▪ export sales/figures (=the total number of products that are sold to other countries) Export sales exceeded 50% of the company’s total turnover. | Hong Kong is a major trading power, with annual export figures rivalling those of Germany.
   ▪ an export licence (=an official document giving you permission to sell something to another country) You will have to submit an application for an export licence.
   ▪ export controls/restrictions/quotas (=official limits on the number of exports) The European Parliament wants tougher export controls on certain goods. | The number of goods subject to import and export quotas is being reduced.
   ▪ an export ban (also a ban on exports) During the crisis, France imposed an export ban on British beef. | The ban on exports was lifted in June.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + export
   ▪ the major/main/principal export Agricultural products are the country’s principal exports.
   ▪ oil/agricultural/manufacturing exports Oil exports from Iraq have resumed.
   ▪ British/US etc exports Higher tariffs will affect a wide range of British exports.
   ▪ invisible exports (=services that are exported, such as banking or insurance, rather than a product) The City of London is important to the invisible exports of this country.
■ verbs
   ▪ boost exports (=increase them) The measures should boost exports and create employment.
   ▪ encourage exports (=make them more likely to exist) Kenya used subsidies to encourage exports.
   ▪ reduce exports OPEC has threatened to reduce exports of oil to the West.
   ▪ restrict exports (=limit or control them) The government threatened to restrict exports because of weak demand.
   ▪ ban exports (=stop them completely) In retaliation, Britain banned exports of cloth to France.
   ▪ exports increase/rise/grow Electronics exports grew more slowly than in previous years.
   ▪ exports fall/decline/drop Exports of gas and oil continued to fall while imports of raw materials have risen.
   ▪ exports account for something (=form a particular part of a total) Exports currently account for 37% of sales.
■ phrases
   ▪ a growth/rise/increase in exports The electronics sector has seen a 16% growth in exports.
   ▪ a fall/decline/drop in exports There has been a decline in exports and an increase in oil prices.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ product noun [countable] something that is made or produced in large quantities, usually in order to be sold: consumer products such as mobile phones | dairy products
   ▪ goods noun [plural] things that are produced in order to be sold, especially for use in the home: They sell furniture and other household goods. | electrical goods | white goods (=large electrical goods used in the home such as washing machines and refrigerators)
   ▪ commodity noun [countable] formal a type of product or raw material that can be bought and sold – used especially about basic food products, metals, and fuels: The decline in prices for agricultural commodities made the economic situation worse. | All metal was a valuable commodity and was rarely wasted.
   ▪ merchandise noun [uncountable] formal things that are being sold, especially in shops: Customers are not allowed to handle the merchandise. | Sales of books, videos, and other merchandise have increased.
   ▪ wares noun [plural] written things that are offered for sale, especially in a market or on the street: In the market, the traders began selling their wares. | Merchants brought their wares from all over the world.
   ▪ export noun [countable often plural] a product that is sent to a foreign country in order to be sold: US exports rose to $11.935 billion. | At the moment, oil is their biggest export.
   ▪ import noun [countable often plural] goods that are brought from one country into another to be sold there: The UK clothing industry cannot compete with foreign imports on price.

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ex‧port² AC /ɪkˈspɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ verb1. [intransitive and transitive] to sell goods to another country
   OPP  import
    export something (from somebody) to somebody
    The company exports tuna to the US.
2. [transitive] to introduce an activity, idea etc to another place or country:
    Italian food has been exported all over the world.
3. [transitive] technical to move computer information from one computer to another, from one computer document to another, or from one piece of software to another
   OPP  import
—exportation /ˌekspɔːˈteɪʃən $ -ɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ sell to give something to someone in exchange for money: He sold his motorcycle. | The shop sells old furniture. | Do you sell books on gardening?
   ▪ export to send goods to another country to be sold: Which countries export oil to the United States?
   ▪ deal in something to buy and sell a particular type of goods as part of your business: He deals in antiques.
   ▪ put something up for sale/put something on the market to make something available to be bought: When the painting was first put up for sale, no one thought that it would be worth so much money. | The farm was put up for sale.
   ▪ sell up British English to sell your house or your business so that you can move to a different place or do something different: They’re thinking of selling up and moving to Canada.
   ▪ auction something/sell something at auction to sell things at a special event to the person who offers the most money: The contents of his home will be auctioned.
   ▪ flog British English informal to sell something, especially something that is of low quality: A man at the market was flogging £10 watches.
   ▪ peddle to sell cheap things in the street. Also used about selling illegal drugs and pornography: Street vendors peddled American and British cigarettes. | People who peddle drugs to children should be severely punished.
   ▪ traffic in something to buy and sell large quantities of illegal goods or people: They trafficked in illegal weapons. | The gang were involved in people-trafficking. | drug-trafficking