- (usually Customs)(British English also Revenue and Customs)
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 （政府部门）海关 The Customs have seized large quantities of smuggled heroin. 海关查获了大量走私的海洛因。 French Customs have arrested two men. 法国海关逮捕了两名男子。 a customs officer 海关官员
Extra ExamplesWe had to fill out customs forms on the plane. 我们得在飞机上填写报关单。 We were waiting for the goods to receive customs clearance. 我们正在等待货物清关。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- French
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- clear
- go through
- wave somebody through
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- at customs
- through customs
the place at a port or an airport where your bags are checked as you come into a country （港口或机场的）海关 to go through customs and passport control 通过海关和交验护照
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by airc2, Holidaysc2, Crime and punishmentc2You will have to declare these goods when you go through customs. 通过海关时，你得申报这些货物。 We were waved through customs without a pause. 海关人员挥手示意我们通过，不必停下来。 We got stopped and searched at the Italian customs. 我们在意大利海关被拦住并受到搜查。 We cleared customs by five o'clock. 我们在 5 点钟之前通过了海关检查。 We had to go through customs before we could leave the airport. 我们在离开机场前必须要通过海关。 the customs post on the border 边界上的海关关卡 the removal of European customs controls 欧洲海关控制的取消
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- French
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- clear
- go through
- wave somebody through
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- at customs
- through customs
the taxes that must be paid to the government when goods are brought in from other countries 关税；进口税 You must pay customs on all imports of alcohol. 你必须为所有进口的酒缴纳关税。 customs duty/duties 进口税
Synonyms taxtax- duty
- customs
- tariff
- rates
- tax money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services:
income tax 所得税 tax cuts 减税
- duty a tax that you pay on things that you buy, especially those that you bring into a country:
The company has to pay customs duties on all imports. 该公司须为所有进口货物缴纳关税。
- customs
tax that is paid when goods are brought in from other countries 指关税、进口税 - tariff a tax that is paid on goods coming into or going out of a country, often in order to protect industry from cheap imports:
A general tariff was imposed on foreign imports. 国外进口货物当时按普通税率征税。
- rates (in Britain) a tax paid by businesses to a local authority for land and buildings that they use, and in the past also paid by anyone who owned a house:
Business rates are very high in the city centre. 市中心的商业房产税非常高。
- (a) tax/duty/tariff/rates on something
- to pay an amount of money in tax/duty/customs/rates
- to pay (a) tax/duty/customs/tariff/rates
- to collect taxes/duties/rates
- to increase/raise/reduce taxes/duty/tariffs/rates
- to cut taxes/duties/rates
- to impose a tax/duty/tariff
- to put a tax/duty on something
Extra ExamplesImports from non-EU countries are subject to customs duty of 20 per cent. 从非欧盟国家进口的商品须缴纳20%的关税。 We had to pay customs duties on the beer. 我们得缴纳啤酒关税。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- French
- UK
- US
- …
- clear
- go through
- wave somebody through
- …
- controls
- regulations
- duty
- …
- at customs
- through customs
compare excise1
Word Originlate Middle English: originally in the singular, denoting a customary due paid to a ruler, later ‘duty charged on goods on their way to market’.