plural surpluses
plural surpluses
Learner's definition of SURPLUS
: an amount (such as an amount of money) that is more than the amount that is needed过剩;剩余;过剩量 [noncount]
[count]
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crop surpluses粮食过剩
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There is a surplus of workers and not enough jobs.现在是劳动力过剩和工作岗位不足。
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The state currently has a $3 million budget surplus. [=has $3 million more than it needs to pay for all of its planned expenses]这个州目前预算结余三百万美元。
— opposite deficit; see also trade surplus 2 surplus /ˈsɚpləs/ adjective
2 surplus
/ˈsɚpləs/
adjective
Learner's definition of SURPLUS
: more than the amount that is needed过剩的;剩余的
surplus to requirements
British, formal