overbuild
overbuild — 動詞
- overbuildpresent simple I / you / we / they
- overbuilds3rd person singular
- overbuilding-ing form
- overbuildedpast simple
1. to construct more buildings, roads, or facilities in a place than the people who
過度建設
建造數量超過當地實際需求
to construct more buildings, roads, or facilities in a place than the people who live or work there actually need or want, so that some are unused.
The coastal city overbuilt its tourism facilities, and many hotels now sit empty off-season.
這座沿海城市過度建設旅遊設施，許多旅館在淡季時空無一人。
overbuild + [infrastructure/object]
Developers overbuilt the downtown area with luxury apartments that most residents could not afford.
建商在市中心過度建設多數居民負擔不起的豪華公寓。
overbuild + [area] with [type of building]
Adisa warned the council not to overbuild the school district, because child population growth was slower than expected.
Adisa 警告市議會不要過度建設學區，因為兒童人口的成長比預期慢。
After the tech boom ended, the city had overbuilt its office parks by nearly thirty percent.
科技熱潮結束後，該城市的辦公園區過度建設了將近三成。
- oversupply
broader — can apply to any resource or product, not just buildings
- saturate
stronger connotation of flooding the market until no more demand exists
- underdevelop
opposite direction — building too little rather than too much
文法句型
overbuild + [area/infrastructure]
用法筆記
Often used in past tense (overbuilt) when describing a completed mistake. The object is typically a geographic area (city, district) or a category of infrastructure (schools, hospitals, roads).
常見錯誤
2. to build more houses, apartments, or commercial properties than buyers or renter
過量興建
房屋或商業空間供過於求
to build more houses, apartments, or commercial properties than buyers or renters in a particular market need, which often causes prices to fall or properties to remain empty.
Many construction firms overbuilt during the housing boom, and several went bankrupt when demand dropped.
許多建築公司在房市熱潮期間過量興建，需求下降時有幾家便破產了。
intransitive: many firms overbuilt
Caleb warned his partners that overbuilding condominiums in that neighborhood would flood the market.
Caleb 警告他的合夥人，在那個社區過量興建公寓大樓會讓市場供過於求。
overbuilding + [type of property: condominiums]
The suburban county restricted new building permits after realizing developers had overbuilt the retail sector.
這個郊區縣意識到建商已過量興建零售店面後，便限發新的建築許可。
Devika's real estate firm lost money because it overbuilt apartments in a neighborhood whose population was already falling.
Devika 的房地產公司虧了錢，因為它在人口已在減少的社區過量興建公寓。
- overproduce
broader — applies to manufacturing of goods, not just construction
- glut
noun form often used ('a glut of housing'), stronger negative connotation of surplus
- underbuild
opposite — constructing too few units to meet demand, causing shortages
文法句型
overbuild + [type of property]
developers overbuilt
用法筆記
When used intransitively (e.g., 'developers overbuilt'), the sense focuses on the overall market condition. When used transitively, the object specifies which type of property was built in excess (condos, offices, retail space).