customs
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/ˈkʌstəmz/
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/ˈkʌstəmz/
the government office that collects taxes on goods and checks items entering the country
The customs officers found illegal goods in the shipment.
海关官员在货物中发现了非法物品。
the area at airports or ports where officials check your bags when entering a country
We had to wait in line at customs for over an hour.
我们不得不在海关排队等候了一个多小时。
taxes paid to the government when bringing goods from other countries
The customs on imported electronics can be quite high.
进口电子产品的关税可能相当高。