An oversupply of crude oil in the global market often leads to a sharp decline in fuel prices.
全球市场上原油供应过剩往往导致燃料价格急剧下跌。
Which choice best defines “oversupply”?
A — An excessive supply of something. “oversupply” means an excessive supply of something.
Which word means “an excessive supply of something”?
D — oversupply. “oversupply” means an excessive supply of something.
oversupply — an excessive supply of something. In Chinese: 供过于求.
oversupply is pronounced /ˌoʊvərsəˈplaɪ/.
An oversupply of crude oil in the global market often leads to a sharp decline in fuel prices. (全球市场上原油供应过剩往往导致燃料价格急剧下跌。)
glut, surplus, excess — all close in meaning to oversupply (an excessive supply of something).
shortage, scarcity — each the opposite of oversupply (an excessive supply of something).
Yes. oversupply is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.