customs

英 [ˈkʌstəmz]

美 [ˈkʌstəmz]

n.  (政府部门)海关; (港口或机场的)海关; 关税; 进口税
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牛津词典

noun

• （政府部门）海关
  the government department that collects taxes on goods bought and sold and on goods brought into the country, and that checks what is brought in
  1. The Customs have seized large quantities of smuggled heroin.
     海关查获了大量走私的海洛因。
  2. a customs officer
     海关官员
• （港口或机场的）海关
  the place at a port or an airport where your bags are checked as you come into a country
  1. to go through customs and passport control
     通过海关和交验护照
• 关税；进口税
  the taxes that must be paid to the government when goods are brought in from other countries
  1. to pay customs on sth
     为某物缴纳关税
  2. customs duty/duties
     进口税

柯林斯词典

• N-PROPER 海关(部门)
  Customsis the official organization responsible for collecting taxes on goods coming into a country and preventing illegal goods from being brought in.
  1. ...components similar to those seized by British customs.
     与英国海关截获的那些物品相似的部件
  2. ...customs officers.
     海关官员
• N-UNCOUNT 海关
  Customsis the place where people arriving from a foreign country have to declare goods that they bring with them.
  1. He walked through customs.
     他步行通过海关。
• (税收)海关的，进出口的
  Customsduties are taxes that people pay for importing and exporting goods.
• See also:custom

英英释义

noun

• money collected under a tariff
  Synonym:customs dutycustomimpost

双语例句

• For years he has been smuggling watches through customs.
  多年来他一直夹带手表过海关。
• He was arrested by plain-clothes detectives as he walked through the customs hall.
  他穿过海关大厅时被便衣侦探逮捕。
• These customs have been handed down through the ages.
  这些风俗是世世代代传下来的。
• The customs figures show a steady decline in British trade.
  关税数字表明英国的贸易一直在走下坡路。
• He must be a newcomer to town and he obviously didn't understand our local customs
  他一定是刚到镇上来的，明显不了解我们这儿的风俗。
• They are whisked through the immigration and customs formalities in a matter of minutes.
  给他们办理入境和通关手续只用了短短几分钟时间。
• The car slowed down as they passed Customs
  过海关的时候，车速慢了下来。
• I hate to see these old customs.
  我看不惯这些旧习惯。
• Protestors banged on the sides of the lorry and broke customs seals on the doors.
  抗议者们猛砸卡车的侧面，并且撕掉了车门上的海关封条。
• You will be able to take ten dozen bottles free of duty through customs
  你可以携带120瓶免税通过海关。