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surplus noun
⇨ profitsurplus adj.
⇨ excess profit noun profit ♦︎ interest ♦︎ earnings ♦︎ dividend ♦︎ return ♦︎ surplus ♦︎ gainThese are all words for money that a company or person makes from selling sth or from investments, after paying the costs involved. 这些词均表示利润、收益。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) profit / interest / earnings / dividend / return / surplus / gain on sth◆(a) profit / interest / earnings / dividend / return / surplus / gain from sth◆to do sth for profit / gain◆to be in profit / surplus◆(a) good profit / interest / earnings / dividend / return / gains◆(a) record profit / interest / earnings / dividend / return / surplus / gains◆(a) high / low profit / interest / earnings / dividend / return / gains◆(a) large / huge / small profit / dividend / return / surplus / gains◆(a) net profit / earnings / interest / dividend / return / surplus / gains◆(a) gross / taxable profit / earnings / interest / dividend / return / gains◆(an) annual profit / earnings / interest / dividend / return / surplus◆to generate a profit / earnings / interest / a return / a surplus◆to make / produce a profit / return / surplus / gain◆to pay interest / a dividend◆a rate of interest / return■ profit [countable, uncountable] the money that you make in business or by selling things, especially after paying the costs involved 利润；收益；盈利◆The company made a healthy profit of $106m last year.该公司去年收益颇丰，盈利1.06亿元。◆We should be able to sell the house at a profit.我们卖掉这所房子应该可以获利。◆The agency is voluntary and not run for profit.这个机构是义务性的，不为盈利。OPP loss ⇨ debt see also profit ⇨ make verb 3 , proceeds ⇨ revenue ■ interest [uncountable] (finance 金融) the extra money that you pay back when you borrow money or that you receive when you invest money 利息◆They're paying 16% interest on the loan.他们这笔贷款的利息是16%。◆The Gold Account pays monthly interest of 5.5%.金账户月息5.5%。◆The money was repaid with interest.这笔钱是带息偿还的。◆Interest rates have risen by 1%.利率上升了1%。■ earnings [plural] (finance 金融) the profit that a company makes 利润；收益；盈利◆The company's earnings per share have fallen to 29p.该公司的每股收益降至29便士。◆Whisky accounts for a large percentage of Scotland's export earnings.威士忌占苏格兰出口利润的比例很大。 see also earnings ⇨ income ■ dividend / /ˈdɪvɪdend/ / [countable] (finance 金融) a part of a company's profit that it pays to people who own shares in the company 红利；股息；股利◆Shareholders will receive an interim dividend payment of 50 cents a share.股东将获得每股50分的中期股息。■ return [uncountable, countable] (finance 金融) the profit produced by an investment 回报；收益；利润◆The bank offers a higher rate of return on investments over $10 000.这家银行给1万元以上的投资更高的回报率。◆The capital she invested failed to generate much of a return.她投入的资金没有获得多少回报。■ surplus [countable, uncountable] (finance 金融) the amount by which the amount of money received is greater than the amount of money spent 盈余；顺差◆Britain at that time enjoyed a trade surplus of £400 million.那个时期英国的贸易盈余有4亿英镑。◆The balance of payments was in surplus last year (= the value of exports was greater than the value of imports).去年的国际收支有盈余。■ gain [uncountable, countable, usually plural] (often disapproving) profit 利润；经济收益◆She only seems to be interested in personal gain.她似乎只在乎个人的收益。◆He spent his ill-gotten gains on fast cars and women.他那些不义之财都花在了跑车和女人身上。 excess adjective excess ♦︎ spare ♦︎ surplus ♦︎ superfluous ♦︎ leftoverThese words all describe an amount or number that is more than you want or need. 这些词均表示过剩的、多余的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an excess / a surplus amount◆excess / surplus demand / supply◆excess / spare / surplus cash / capacity / energy◆excess / surplus / leftover food ■ excess / /ˈekses/ / [only before noun] more than is necessary, usual or legal 超额的；超出的；过度的◆Excess food is stored as fat.多余的食物化作脂肪贮存起来。◆Driving with excess alcohol in the blood is a serious offence.驾车时血液里酒精含量过高是严重的违法行为。▸ excess noun [uncountable, singular] ◆The drug can be harmful if taken in excess.过量服用这种药可能有害。◆He started drinking to excess after losing his job.他失业后便开始酗酒。◆The increase will not be in excess of (= more than) two per cent.增幅不会超过百分之二。◆Are you suffering from an excess of stress in your life?你生活中的压力是否太大？■ spare [usually before noun] that is not being used or is not needed at the present time; kept in case you need to replace the one you usually use 不用的；闲置的；备用的◆We've got a spare bedroom, if you'd like to stay.要是愿意你就住下，我们有一间空卧室。◆I'm afraid I haven't got any spare cash.抱歉，我手头没有闲钱。◆Take some spare clothes in case you get wet.多带几件衣服，身上弄湿了可以换。■ surplus /ˈsɜːpləs; NAmE ˈsɜːrpləs/ more than is needed or used 过剩的；多余的◆Surplus grain is being sold for export.过剩的谷物正销往国外。◆These items are surplus to requirements (= not needed).这几项不需要。▸ surplus noun [countable, uncountable] ◆ (rather formal) Agricultural surpluses lead to the disposal of thousands of tonnes of food every year.农产品过剩造成每年有数千吨食物被丢弃。◆After meeting domestic needs any surplus will be exported.满足国内需求后所有的剩余产品都销往国外。OPP deficit , shortage ⇨ lack NOTE 辨析 Excess, spare or surplus? Spare is the most informal of these words, and is the one that is most likely to be used in spoken language and everyday contexts. Surplus is often used in business contexts to refer to extra goods or money. 这些词中spare最不正式，最常用于口语和日常语境。surplus常用于商务语境，指剩余商品或资金◆surplus stock / material / products, surplus capital / funds / income / profits剩余库存／材料／产品；剩余资本／资金／收入／利润To talk about an extra amount that is seen as a bad thing, excess is often used. * excess常指不好的事物过多的◆excess body fat / carbon dioxide / baggage过多的体内脂肪／二氧化碳；超重行李 ■ superfluous /suːˈpɜːfluəs, sjuːˈpɜːfluəs; NAmE suːˈpɜːrfluəs/ [not usually before noun] (rather formal) more than you need or want 过多；多余◆She gave him a look that made words superfluous.她看了他一眼，这已表明一切，无须多言了。■ leftover /ˈleftəʊvə(r); NAmE ˈleftoʊvər/ [only before noun] still remaining after you have eaten, drunk or used what you want or need 吃剩的；过剩的；多余的◆Use any leftover meat to make a curry.要是有剩肉就把它做成咖喱菜。ⓘ Leftover is used especially to talk about food, but it can also be used to talk about a supply of other things. * leftover尤用来修饰食物，但也可修饰其他东西◆leftover vegetables / porridge吃剩的蔬菜／粥◆leftover paper / paint / wool剩余的纸张／油漆／毛线 see also leftover ⇨ remains noun 2 |