There was an oversupply of housing that year.
那一年住房供过于求。
Choose the best synonym for the word “oversupply”:
B — surplus. “oversupply” means n. an excessive supply of something
The huge ______ of apples that year made the market price drop very low.
C — oversupply. “oversupply” means n. an excessive supply of something
oversupply — n. an excessive supply of something. In Chinese: 供过于求.
oversupply is pronounced /ˌoʊvərsəˈplaɪ/. It breaks into 4 syllables: o · ver · sup · ply.
There was an oversupply of housing that year. (那一年住房供过于求。)
surplus, excess, glut — all close in meaning to oversupply (n. an excessive supply of something).
Yes. oversupply appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers nearly 2,500 words for the ISEE and SSAT.