surplus

柯林斯词典

1. N-VAR If there is a surplus of something, there is more than is needed. 过剩
...countries where there is a surplus of labour. …劳动力过剩的国家。
2. ADJ Surplus is used to describe something that is extra or that is more than is needed. 过剩的; 多余的
Few people have large sums of surplus cash. 几乎没人有大笔的闲钱。
I sell my surplus birds to a local pet shop. 我把我多余的鸟卖给一家当地的宠物店。
3. N-COUNT If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports. 顺差
Japan's annual trade surplus is in the region of 100 billion dollars. 日本每年的贸易顺差约有一千亿美元。
4. N-COUNT If a government has a budget surplus, it has spent less than it received in taxes. 盈余
Norway's budget surplus has fallen from 5.9% in 1986 to an expected 0.1% this year. 挪威的预算盈余已从1986年的5.9%下降到今年预计的0.1%。

A surplus of corn has helped depress the grain market .
The chemical industry has a large and growing trade surplus.
There is no surplus capacity in our transport system .
We produce enough vegetables for our community , and any surplus is sold to local shops .