surplus

1. N-VAR If there is a surplus of something, there is more than is needed. 過(guò)賸

...countries where there is a surplus of labour. …勞動(dòng)力過(guò)賸的國(guó)家。

2. ADJ Surplus is used to describe something that is extra or that is more than is needed. 過(guò)賸的; 多餘的

Few people have large sums of surplus cash. 幾乎沒(méi)人有大筆的閑錢(qián)。

I sell my surplus birds to a local pet shop. 我把我多餘的鳥(niǎo)賣給一家儅地的寵物店。

3. N-COUNT If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports. 順差

Japan's annual trade surplus is in the region of 100 billion dollars. 日本每年的貿(mào)易順差約有一千億美元。

4. N-COUNT If a government has a budget surplus, it has spent less than it received in taxes. 盈餘

Norway's budget surplus has fallen from 5.9% in 1986 to an expected 0.1% this year. 挪威的預(yù)算盈餘已從1986年的5.9%下降到今年預(yù)計(jì)的0.1%。