| 单词 | surplus |
| 释义 | surplus (once / 626 pages) nadj A surplus is something extra or left over. If your tree produces more apples than you can eat, you can make applesauce with the surplus of apples. The army surplus store sells old or out-of-date clothing and equipment that the military doesn't need. If you earn more money than you spend, then you have a surplus of cash. The word surplus has familiar parts: sur- is a shortened form of super, meaning "extra" or "additional," and plus just means "more." WORD FAMILYsurplus: surpluses USAGE EXAMPLESThat may limit Republican hopes for massive tax cuts or plans to redirect much of the budget surplus into transportation repairs. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) China is Taiwan's largest trading partner, and Taiwan runs a huge trade surplus with China, worth $27 billion in 2015. Reuters(Dec 30, 2016) He added that he expects a "further surplus" once accounts for the event are finalised. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) 1n a quantity much larger than is needed Syn|Hyper excess, nimiety, surplusage overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance a quantity that is more than what is appropriate 2adj more than is needed, desired, or required surplus cheese distributed to the needy Syn excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary unnecessary, unneeded not necessary |
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