an amount that is extra or more than you need 过剩；剩余；过剩量；剩余量◆a surplus of housing 住房过剩◆The area has large job surpluses, requiring 10 000 people to fill available posts. 这个地区有大量过剩的工作岗位，需要 1 万人来填补空缺。◆Skilled workers are in surplus in some regions. 有些地区的技术工人过剩。SYNglut OPPshortage
(; ) the amount by which money that a government or business receives is greater than the amount of money spent in a particular period of time 盈余；顺差◆The country has a huge budget surplus as it is a large oil exporting nation. 由於这个国家是石油输出大国，所以有巨大的预算盈余。◆The balance of payments was in surplus last year (= the value of exports was greater than the value of imports). 去年国际收支出现顺差。◆The final-salary pension plan still has a healthy surplus. 最终薪金退休金计划仍有一大笔盈余。➡deficit ➡ see note at profit