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单词 oversupply
释义
oversupply
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˌəʊ.və.səˈplaɪ/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚ.səˈplaɪ/
agreatersupplyof something than isneeded:
供给过多，供过于求
Thecoffeemarketissufferingfrom oversupply.咖啡市场正处在供过于求的状况。
We have an oversupplyofunsoldcarsin theshowroom.轿车供过于求，展示车库中还有不少未出售的存货。
Synonyms
glut
surfeitformal
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(Definition ofoversupplyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

oversupply| Business English

oversupply
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈəʊvəsəˌplaɪ/us
ECONOMICS,COMMERCE
alargersupplyof something than isneeded:
Thecoffeemarketissufferingfrom oversupply.
(an) oversupply of sthWe have an oversupply ofunsoldcars.
oversupply
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˌəʊvəsəˈplaɪ/us
ECONOMICS,COMMERCE
toprovideor have more of something than iswantedorneeded:
Thebuildingofofficespacehasrisen57%,causingconcernthat themarketwill be oversupplied.
(Definition ofoversupplyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoversupply

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For example, parents seeking economic advantage for their male offspring may find they contribute to anoversupplyof male offspring, making each less valuable.
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Furthermore, as can be seen in example (18), she oversupplies the definite article in nonspecific indefinite contexts.
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The ease of access to the market results in itsoversupply, and this in turn weakens the position of employees.
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It appeared that a growing demand for care, combined with anoversupplyof care, could not be effectively controlled with the existing system.
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For example, if it is true that inflation is caused by anoversupplyof money, a short supply of money must cause deflation.
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Non-compliance with road safety rules is clearly related to theoversupplyof the market brought about by its deregulation.
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Participants expressed a variety of concerns about competition, imports andoversupplyin markets.
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For example, parents seeking economic advantage for their male offspring may find that they contribute to anoversupplyof male offspring, making each less valuable.
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However, only 6% of the population of organic producer-handlers reported criticaloversupplyof organic products to their customers in 2004.
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It has preventedoversupplyand stimulates effective use of the technologies concerned.
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A decline in the birth rate in the late 1970s led to anoversupplyof day-care facilities.
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Also, while the market for organic products is increasing rapidly, it is also immature, and some markets may be sensitive tooversupplyand prices may be highly variable.
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The exceptional production andoversupplyof physicians shows that there are now about 24,000 practicing physicians, with an estimated 28,000 in the year 2000, and 34,000 in 2010.
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Theoversupplyof doctorates reflected a larger crisis within the university, where a good many graduating students could not find employment in their field of training.
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If marginal cost is below average cost, setting prices at what look like 'best practice' levels makes them closer to marginal cost and hence reduces the incentive foroversupply.
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