overstock

/ˌəʊvəˈstɒk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌəʊvərˈstɑːk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈō-vər-ˌstäk/ (ame, mw) · /ˈəʊ.və.stɒk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈoʊ.vɚ.stɑːk/ (ame, ipa)

overstock — 動詞

  • overstockpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • overstockshe / she / it
  • overstockedpast simple
  • overstocking-ing form

1. to buy, make, or keep more goods than a shop or other business needs or can sell

1.動詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

囤太多貨

庫存多到超過需要或銷量

to buy, make, or keep more goods than a shop or other business needs or can sell

例句

The toy shop overstocked puzzles before the summer tourists arrived.

那家玩具店在暑假觀光客來之前，進了太多拼圖。

transitive: overstock + product

Last winter, the farm store overstocked on salt and shovels.

去年冬天，那家農用品店在鹽和鏟子上囤太多貨。

intransitive: overstock on + supplies

同義詞
  • overbuy

    broader and can describe any buyer, not only a business keeping stock

  • overorder

    focuses on ordering too much, especially at the purchasing stage

  • oversupply

    often means giving too much to a market, place, or person

  • stockpile

    can be intentional preparation and does not always mean there is too much

反義詞

文法句型

overstock + product

overstock a store with + goods

be overstocked with + goods

overstock on + supplies

用法筆記

Often used about stores, warehouses, or buyers managing inventory. In transitive use, the object may be the goods or the place filled with them; intransitive use often appears with 'on'.

常見錯誤

❌We overstocked because holiday sales were strong.
✅We stocked up because holiday sales were strong.
💡'overstock' means you bought too much, not simply that you bought extra for a busy time.

overstock — 名詞