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[/ˈsɜːpləs; ˋsəpləs/] n [C, U] 用法:
1 amount left over after one has used all that one needs; amount by which money received is greater than money spent 剩余（额）; 过剩; 盈余; 顺差:
Surpluses of food can be sold for cash. 多余的食物可卖钱. *
We have a trade surplus of 400 million. 我们有 4 亿英镑的贸易顺差. *
a time of great surplus followed by a time of shortage 物资大量过剩时期, 随之而来的物资短缺时期 *
[attrib 作定语] an army surplus store, ie one selling clothes, equipment, etc no longer needed by the army 剩余军用物资商店（出售军服、 装备品等的）. Cf 参看 deficit. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) in `surplus having a surplus 有剩余; 有盈余:
Our trade is in surplus, ie We are exporting more than we are importing. 我国贸易出现出超（出口量大於进口量）. surplus 2
adj ~ (to sth) more than is needed or used 剩余的; 过剩的:
surplus labour, ie workers for whom there are no jobs 剩余劳动力 *
a sale of surplus stock 剩余存货廉价出售 *
This food is surplus to requirements. 这种食物供过於求. |