More productive farmers meant there was a surplus that could feed cities; in turn, that created a pool of labour for factories.
2017年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
英语六级真题
The unpredictability of global demand and the lag-time it takes to add more cows to a herd to meet demand can result in events like the recent cheese surplus.
2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
There's a surplus of physical shopping space for the crowds, which is one reason why stores are downsizing and closing.
2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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.
"trying to lose excess weight""found some extra change lying on the dresser""yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant""skills made redundant by technological advance""sleeping in the spare room""supernumerary ornamentation""it was supererogatory of her to gloat""delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words""extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts""surplus cheese distributed to the needy"