nounLuT中文字网
一. commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign countryLuT中文字网
Synonym: importationLuT中文字网
二. having important effects or influenceLuT中文字网
e.g. decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself
virtue is of more moment than security
that result is of no consequenceLuT中文字网
Synonym: consequencemomentLuT中文字网
三. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferredLuT中文字网
e.g. the significance of his remark became clear only later
the expectation was spread both by word and by implicationLuT中文字网
Synonym: significanceimplicationLuT中文字网
四. the message that is intended or expressed or signifiedLuT中文字网
e.g. what is the meaning of this sentence
the significance of a red traffic light
the signification of Chinese characters
the import of his announcement was ambiguousLuT中文字网
Synonym: meaningsignificancesignificationLuT中文字网
五. an imported person brought from a foreign countryLuT中文字网
e.g. the lead role was played by an import from Sweden
they are descendants of indentured importeesLuT中文字网
Synonym: importeeLuT中文字网
verbLuT中文字网
一. indicate or signifyLuT中文字网
e.g. I'm afraid this spells trouble!LuT中文字网
Synonym: spellLuT中文字网
二. transfer (electronic data) into a database or documentLuT中文字网
三. bring in from abroadLuT中文字网