Overproduction is making more of something than people want or need — more cars, more milk, more plastic toys than buyers will take. The extra sits in warehouses, prices often fall, and farmers or factories can lose money even though they worked hard.

Overproduction is making more of something than people want or needOverproduction是指製造出來的東西比人們想要或需要的還多 — more cars, more milk, more plastic toys than buyers will take比買家願意買的還多的車子、牛奶、塑膠玩具。The extra多出來的 sits in warehouses堆在倉庫裡, prices often fall價格常常因此下跌, and farmers or factories can lose money農夫或工廠可能虧錢 even though they worked hard即使很努力工作。

You will meet the word in economics, farming news, and factory talk. The verb is overproduce; a factory that overproduces ends up with overproduction.

You你 will meet the word會遇到這個字 in economics, farming news, and factory talk在經濟學、農業新聞、和工廠的對話裡。The verb is overproduce動詞是overproduce; a factory that overproduces一家overproduce的工廠 ends up with overproduction最後就會有overproduction。

Though actually, “too much” depends on the moment: the same number of phones can be just right at New Year and overproduction in a quiet month.

Though actually不過其實, "too much" depends on the moment「太多」要看時機: the same number of phones同樣數量的手機 can be just right at New Year在過年前可能剛剛好 and overproduction in a quiet month在生意冷清的月份就變成overproduction。

It is not a word for one person cooking too much soup; keep it for goods made for a market. The opposite idea is underproduction — not making enough.

It它 is not a word for one person cooking too much soup不是拿來形容一個人煮太多湯的字; keep it for goods made for a market留給那些為市場而製造的商品用。The opposite idea相反的概念 is underproduction — not making enoughunderproduction——做得不夠。