一、详细释义:


adj.

剩余的;过剩的


例句:

Rural industries have absorbed 50 per cent of the surplus work force.

乡镇企业容纳了百分之五十的农村剩余劳动力。


例句:

Surplus wheat is put in storage and shipped abroad.

剩余的小麦被储存起来运到海外。


n.

剩余;盈余;过剩


例句:

He works in an army surplus store.

他在一家剩余军用物资商店工作。


例句:

We had a budget surplus.

我们有一个预算盈余。


[贸易] 顺差


例句:

Russia's trade surplus is shrinking.

俄国的贸易顺差正在缩水。


例句:

That should be helping reduce the surplus.

这有助于降低贸易顺差。


二、词义辨析:


excess,surplus

这两上名词都有“过剩”或“过量”之意。 excess指超过了限度、标准或界线。 surplus通常指数量或量的过剩。


三、参考例句:


They dump surplus goods abroad.

他们向国外倾销过剩货物。


We had a budget surplus.

我们有一个预算盈余。


Russia's trade surplus is shrinking.

俄国的贸易顺差正在缩水。


Surplus resources alone do not guarantee growth.

仅有富余的资源并不能确保发展。


The surplus moisture will sweat out.

过剩的水分将会渗出。


Brazil has a big surplus of coffee.

巴西有很多剩余的咖啡。


This product is surplus to requirements.

这种产品供大于求。


Surplus resources alone do not guarantee growth.

仅有富余的资源并不能确保发展。


Germany suffers from a surplus of teachers.

德国饱受教师过剩之苦。


Mexico has a large surplus of oil.

墨西哥有大量过剩的石油。