surplus

noun

1. 过剩；剩余；过剩量；剩余额
   an amount that is extra or more than you need
   1. food surpluses
      过剩的食物
   2. Wheat was in surplus that year.
      那一年小麦过剩。
2. 盈余；顺差
   the amount by which the amount of money received is greater than the amount of money spent
   1. a trade surplus of £400 million
      4亿英镑的贸易盈余
   2. The balance of payments was in surplus last year (= the value of exports was greater than the value of imports) .
      去年国际收支有盈余。

adj.

1. 过剩的；剩余的；多余的
   more than is needed or used
   1. surplus cash
      剩余的现金
   2. Surplus grain is being sold for export.
      过剩的谷物正销往国外。
   3. These items are surplus to requirements (= not needed) .
      这几项不需要。

1. N-VAR 过剩;剩余;过剩量;剩余额
   If there is a surplus of something, there is more than is needed.
   1. Germany suffers from a surplus of teachers.
      德国遭遇了教师过剩的问题。
2. ADJ 过剩的;剩余的;多余的
   Surplus is used to describe something that is extra or that is more than is needed.
   1. Few people have large sums of surplus cash...
      几乎没人手头很富裕。
   2. I sell my surplus birds to a local pet shop...
      我把多余的鸟卖给当地的宠物商店。
   3. The houses are being sold because they are surplus to requirements.
      这些因超出需求而闲置着的房子正在出售。
3. N-COUNT (贸易)顺差
   If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports.
   1. Japan's annual trade surplus is in the region of 100 billion dollars.
      日本每年的贸易顺差额在 1,000 亿美元左右。
4. N-COUNT (预算)盈余
   If a government has a budget surplus, it has spent less than it received in taxes.
   1. Norway's budget surplus has fallen from 5.9% in 1986 to an expected 0.1% this year.
      挪威的预算盈余已经从 1986 年的 5.9%降至今年预计的 0.1%。

1. Portugal will probably have a small current-account surplus for 1992.
   葡萄牙1992年经常项目可能会出现小额顺差。
2. After 10 minutes the surplus material is washed away and any remaining deposit examined with ultra violet light.
   10分钟后剩余的物质被冲洗掉，任何残留的沉淀物则会用紫外线进行检测。
3. It produces more than it needs, then dumps its surplus onto the world market.
   当产量超过需求时，过剩的产品便倾销到世界市场。
4. If export and import demand is elastic, then the change in trade volumes will operate to remove the surplus.
   如果进出口需求具有灵活性，那么贸易额的变化则可能会抵消盈余。
5. Japan is in the enviable position of having a budget surplus
   日本的预算盈余令人羡慕。
6. Surplus resources alone do not guarantee growth.
   仅有富余的资源并不能确保发展。
7. The invisible trade surplus was £ 200 million lower than reported.
   无形贸易盈余比报道所称的少2亿英镑。
8. Germany suffers from a surplus of teachers.
   德国遭遇了教师过剩的问题。
9. Few people have large sums of surplus cash
   几乎没人手头很富裕。
10. I sell my surplus birds to a local pet shop
    我把多余的鸟卖给当地的宠物商店。
11. The houses are being sold because they are surplus to requirements.
    这些因超出需求而闲置着的房子正在出售。
12. Japan's annual trade surplus is in the region of 100 billion dollars.
    日本每年的贸易顺差额在1,000亿美元左右。
13. Surplus equipment should be turned over to the higher authorities.
    多余器材应该上交。
14. Brazil has a big surplus of coffee.
    巴西有很多剩余咖啡。
15. The reckoning up of revenue and expenditure shows a small surplus.
    收支相抵，略有剩余。
16. The doctrine of surplus value is the cornerstone of Marx's economic theory.
    剩余价值学说是马克思经济理论的基石。
17. The accounts show a surplus of 2,000 yuan.
    收支相抵，净存两千元。
18. There is a vicious circle going on& prosperity, surplus, depression.
    繁荣过剩萧条，一个恶性循环正在进行。
19. Every household has surplus grain.
    家家户户有余粮。
20. It's an essay heavy with surplus phrasing.
    这是篇废话连篇的散文。
21. The deal will net some surplus.
    这趟买卖会有些落头。
22. There is a little surplus of raw materials.
    原料略有存余。
23. That has increased the trade surplus.
    这增加了贸易顺差。
24. This will reduce the external surplus in trade and current payments.
    这将会降低贸易和经常性支付的对外顺差。
25. As ordinary laborers, we can hardly tell necessary labor from surplus labor.
    作为普通劳动者，我们自己很难区分必要劳动和剩余劳动。
26. So how to trade and the utilization of foreign capital in terms of double surplus.
    那么如何从贸易和对外资的利用角度来分析双顺差。
27. Since reform and opening up, the rural surplus labor have achieved trans-regional transfers in China.
    自改革开放以来，农村剩余劳动力实现了跨地区的转移。
28. This increases the price of Chinese exports and reduces the trade surplus.
    这将提高中国出口商品的价格，减少其贸易顺差。

  remainder remains rest surplus【导航词义：剩余】

  remainder n. 剩余物，剩余部分；余数

〔辨析〕泛指从整体取走或用掉部分后的剩余部分，通常与定冠词 the 连用；也指除法运算中的余数。

  remains n. 剩余部分；遗迹

〔辨析〕指某物得以保留且未被破坏的部分。

  rest n. 剩余部分；余下的人（或物）

〔辨析〕普通用词，通常与定冠词 the 连用。

  surplus n. 剩余，剩余额

〔辨析〕指超出需求的过剩数量。

noun

1. a quantity much larger than is needed

   Synonym:    excesssurplusagenimiety

adj

1. more than is needed, desired, or required
   1. trying to lose excess weight
   2. found some extra change lying on the dresser
   3. yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
   4. skills made redundant by technological advance
   5. sleeping in the spare room
   6. supernumerary ornamentation
   7. it was supererogatory of her to gloat
   8. delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words
   9. extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts
   10. surplus cheese distributed to the needy

   Synonym:    excessextraredundantsparesupererogatorysuperfluoussupernumerary