/ˈkʌstəmz ||; ˈkʌstəmz/(also Customs) noun [pl] the place at an airport, etc where government officials check your luggage to make sure you are not bringing goods into the country illegally 海关（政府人员检查旅客行李的地方）: a customs officer 海关官员 ☞Look at excise. 参看excise。