Word · Frequency #4815
surplus
剩余；过剩
an amount that is more than what is needed; excess
- 1.
That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage.
满足需要或达到限度后剩余之物；过剩；多余。
- 2.
a quantity much larger than is needed
远超过需要的数量
- 3.
Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
特指国库中任何时候超过政府日常所需之数额。
- 4.
The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose.
为特定目的拨款后剩余的资金
- 5.
assets left after liabilities and debts, including capital stock have been deducted.
扣除负债、债务(包括股本)后剩余的资产。
结余；盈余；净资产；满足需要或达到限度后剩余之物；过剩；多余。；远超过需要的数量；特指国库中任何时候超过政府日常所需之数额。
In use
After the harvest, the farm sold its surplus at the local market.
The store ended up with a surplus of children's toys after the big sale.
If you have a surplus of old books, you could give them to the library.
a surplus of [sth]
用于表示某物过剩或多余。
The country has a surplus of grain this year.
这个国家今年有粮食剩余。
[sth] is in surplus
表示处于盈余状态。
The budget is in surplus.
预算有盈余。
[verb] a surplus
surplus可作为及物动词的宾语。
We need to reduce the surplus.
Connections
Collocations
- trade surplus
- 贸易顺差
- The country has a large trade surplus with its neighbors.该国与邻国有着巨大的贸易顺差。
- budget surplus
- 预算盈余
- The government announced a budget surplus for the third quarter.政府宣布第三季度预算盈余。
- surplus labor
- 剩余劳动力
- Surplus labor in rural areas moves to cities for jobs.农村的剩余劳动力转移到城市寻找工作。
- surplus value
- 剩余价值
- Marx's theory of surplus value explains capitalist profit.马克思的剩余价值理论解释了资本主义利润。
- agricultural surplus
- 农业剩余
- The agricultural surplus was stored for the winter.农业剩余被储存起来以备过冬。
- food surplus
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象'sur'（超过）和'plus'（加），加起来就是超过需要的额外部分，即剩余。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
常用于 a surplus of 结构，表示大量剩余。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with 'surplus' because the stressed vowel /ɝ/ and following sounds /pləs/ are unique. 'Plus' shares the '-plus' spelling but is pronounced with /ʌ/. Other -us words have different stressed vowels.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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