新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

overpopulation

英  [ˌəʊvəpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 人口过剩

    If there is a problem of overpopulation in an area, there are more people living there than can be supported properly.

    近义词

    overcrowding

    双语例句

    例:

    young people who are concerned about overpopulation in the world.

    担心世界人口过剩的年轻人。

    例:

    Bavaria, like all the German regions, was by 1600 suffering from alarming overpopulation, causing food shortages.

    与德国所有地区一样,到1600年时,巴伐利亚州饱受人口严重过剩和随之而生的食物短缺之苦。

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