go through customs
常用短语，指通过海关检查。
We had to go through customs at the airport.
我们必须在机场过海关。
海关；海关部门
海关；海关检查处；关税；进出口税；海关检查；通关检查；对进出口货物征收的关税；关税收入
The government department that collects taxes on imported goods.
指负责征收进口关税的政府机构。
对进出口货物征收的关税
The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.
关税收入
money collected under a tariff
负责征收进口货物税的政府部门或机构
The government department or agency that is authorised to collect the taxes imposed on imported goods.
在边境检查站进行海关检查的过程
The process of going through customs checks at a border checkpoint.
在边境检查站进行海关检查的地点
The location at a border checkpoint where customs checks are carried out.
My cousin works for customs at the port.
我的表兄在港口的海关工作。
用法提示：customs 作名词，指负责征收进口关税的政府部门；此处作介词 for 的宾语。
The customs officers stopped the shipment to check the import papers.
海关人员拦下这批货物，检查进口文件。
用法提示：customs 作名词修饰 officers，指海关部门；整句说明海关人员的职责。
The customs office sent us a letter about the new rules.
海关办公室给我们寄了一封关于新规定的信。
用法提示：customs 作名词修饰 office，指海关部门；此处用作主语的一部分。
常用短语，指通过海关检查。
We had to go through customs at the airport.
我们必须在机场过海关。
固定搭配，指关税。
You must pay customs duty on imported goods.
你必须为进口商品支付关税。
指海关工作人员。
The customs officer asked to see my passport.
海关官员要求查看我的护照。
表示在海关场所。
My luggage was inspected at customs.
我的行李在海关接受了检查。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have to go through the custom.
正确表达I have to go through customs.
混淆了 "custom"（习惯）与 "customs"（海关）。表示海关机构时，必须使用复数形式 "customs"。
grammar · medium
易错句子I paid the custom duty.
正确表达I paid customs duty.
在复合名词“海关关税”中，应使用复数形式 "customs" 作为定语，而不是单数 "custom"。
custom（习俗）与customs（海关）拼写相近但含义不同；customs常以复数形式出现，意为海关或关税。
costume（服装）与customs（海关）发音相似（/kʌstəmz/ vs /kɑːstʊmz/或/kʌstʊmz/），但拼写和含义完全不同。
customer（顾客）与customs（海关）拼写相似，但发音重点不同（customer重音在cus-，customs重音在cus-）且含义无关。
过海关；接受海关检查
It took us an hour to go through customs at the airport.
我们在机场过海关花了一个小时。
海关官员
A customs officer asked to see our passports.
一位海关官员要求查看我们的护照。
关税
The government raised customs duties on imported cars.
政府对进口汽车提高了关税。
海关申报单
Please fill out the customs declaration before you land.
请在飞机降落前填写海关申报单。
通关；办结海关手续
The goods cleared customs within two days.
这批货物两天内就通关了。
海关检查站
We were stopped at a customs checkpoint near the border.
我们在靠近边境的海关检查站被拦下。
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