overcapacity
UK/əʊvəkə'pæsɪtɪ/US/.әuvәkә'pæsәti/
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Definitions
n.
Production or service capacity beyond what is needed or can be used
产能过剩，能力过剩
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedover-excessively, above
+
capacitytake, seize, hold
=overcapacity
over- (too much) + capacity: having more capacity than is needed, an economics term for an industry that can produce more than the market demands.
Common Collocations
- 1.industrial overcapacity工业产能过剩
- 2.production overcapacity生产能力过剩
Example Sentences
- 1.
Years of overcapacity drove steel prices sharply down.