oversupply
/ˌəʊ.və.səˈplaɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌoʊ.vɚ.səˈplaɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈō-vər-sə-ˌplī/ (ame, mw)
oversupply — 名詞
- oversupplysingular
- oversuppliesplural
1. a situation in which more of something is available than people need or can use.
供過於求
供應量超過需要
a situation in which more of something is available than people need or can use.
A global oversupply of wheat pushed farm prices down that spring.
那年春天，小麥供過於求，把農產品價格壓低了。
an oversupply of + product
After three towers opened, the town had an oversupply of flats.
三棟大樓啟用後，鎮上出現公寓供過於求。
Diya's shop could not clear the oversupply of masks by summer.
到了夏天，Diya 的店還是清不掉供過於求的口罩庫存。
Mateo's dairy cut production when an oversupply of milk filled its tanks.
Mateo 的乳品場在牛奶供過於求、儲槽塞滿後減產。
文法句型
an oversupply of something
用法筆記
Often used in business or farming when extra goods lead to waste, unsold stock, or lower prices. Commonly followed by of + noun.
常見錯誤
oversupply — 動詞
- oversupplypresent simple I / you / we / they
- oversupplies3rd person singular
- oversupplying-ing form
- oversuppliedpast simple
1. to provide more of something than is needed or wanted.
供應過量
供給多到超過需求
to provide more of something than is needed or wanted.
Cheap imports oversupplied the market with toys before the holiday rush.
節日前，廉價進口貨讓市場上的玩具供應過量。
oversupply the market with + goods
By May, the region was oversupplied with cheap cement from abroad.
到了五月，這個地區的進口廉價水泥已經供應過量。
passive: be oversupplied with + product
The aid group oversupplied the camp with blankets during a mild winter.
那個援助團體在暖冬期間向營地供應過量的毛毯。
The company oversupplied dealers with bikes that would not fit in storage.
那家公司向經銷商供應過量的自行車，多到倉庫都放不下。
文法句型
oversupply someone or something with something
be oversupplied with something
用法筆記
Usually names the extra thing first and then the place or people receiving it, often with with. The verb often suggests waste, storage problems, or falling prices after too much is sent.