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. 过剩;剩余;过剩量;剩余额
SYN excess, surfeit, superabundance, superfluity
2 ADJ [usually ADJ n, Also v-link ADJ to n] 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. 过剩的;剩余的;多余的
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Few people have large sums of surplus cash.
几乎没人手头很富裕。
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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。
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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。
SYN extra, spare, excess, remaining
3 N-COUNT [usually n NOUN] (贸易)顺差 If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports. (贸易)顺差
4 N-COUNT [usually n NOUN] (预算)盈余 If a government has a budget surplus, it has spent less than it received in taxes. (预算)盈余
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