a business, country or person that buys and brings in goods or services from another country 进口企业；进口国；进口商◆a London-based importer of Italian goods 设在伦敦的一家意大利商品进口商◆China (= its businesses, etc.) became the second-largest importer of Japanese steel. 中国成为日本钢铁的第二大进口国。◆The country is a net importer of oil (= it imports more than it exports). 这个国家是石油的净进口国（进口超过其出口）。
a country whose government or businesses borrow money or receive investment from other countries （资本）输入国◆Traditionally, the country was an importer of capital to finance industrial growth. 这个国家历来被认为是为工业发展筹措资金的资本输入国。➡exporter