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单词 glut
释义
glut
noun[C]
uk
/ɡlʌt/us
/ɡlʌt/
asupplyof something that is muchgreaterthan can besoldor isneededorwanted:
供过于求，供应过剩
Thefallindemandforcoffeecouldcausea gluton/in themarket.咖啡需求减少会导致市场供应过剩。
Thecurrentglutofgraduatesmeansthat many of them will not beabletofindjobs.现在大学毕业生人数过多，这就意味着他们当中许多人无法找到工作。
Synonym
oversupply
Compare
surfeitformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Too much and unnecessary
  • avalanche
  • be up toyourneck (insomething)idiom
  • bellyful
  • binge
  • carry/take coals to Newcastleidiom
  • de trop
  • drown
  • gush
  • immoderate
  • immoderately
  • inessential
  • insatiable
  • overdose
  • pleonasm
  • pleonastic
  • plethora
  • proliferation
  • redundancy
  • the last thingyouwant, need, etc.idiom
  • weighsomeone/somethingdown
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glut
verb[Toften passive]
uk
/ɡlʌt/us/ɡlʌt/
plural-tt-
toprovidemore of something than isneededorwanted, or more of something than can besold:
Highermortgageratesand over-buildingleftsomemarketsglutted withunsoldhouses.
More examples
  • IfMiddleEasternoilcontinuestoflow, Russia's newpipelinesmightserveonly to glut themarketanddrivethepriceofoilfurtherdownward.
  • Thiscountryis glutted withtasty,inexpensivehigh-caloriefoods.
  • Inrecentmonths, anenormoussupplyofethanolhas glutted themarket,sinkingitsprice.
  • Itbearsnoresemblanceto thecrimeprocedurals that glut thenetworkschedules.
  • Unlike thewinking,self-referentialspateofteenhorrorfilmsthat have gluttedmultiplexessince Scream, thisfilmisactuallyscary.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Too much and unnecessary
  • avalanche
  • be up toyourneck (insomething)idiom
  • bellyful
  • binge
  • carry/take coals to Newcastleidiom
  • de trop
  • drown
  • gush
  • immoderate
  • immoderately
  • inessential
  • insatiable
  • overdose
  • pleonasm
  • pleonastic
  • plethora
  • proliferation
  • redundancy
  • the last thingyouwant, need, etc.idiom
  • weighsomeone/somethingdown
See more results »
(Definition ofglutfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
glut
noun[C]
uk
/ɡlʌt/us
/ɡlʌt/
asupplyof something that is muchgreaterthan can besoldor isneededorwanted
供过于求，供应过剩
Thefallindemandforcoffeecouldcausea gluton/in themarket.咖啡需求减少会导致市场供应过剩。
Thecurrentglutofgraduatesmeansthat many of them will not beabletofindjobs.现在大学毕业生人数过多，这就意味着他们当中许多人无法找到工作。

glut| American Dictionary

glut
noun[C]
us
/ɡlʌt/
asupplyoramountthat is muchgreaterthannecessary:
a glut of newhousing
a glut ofinformation
(Definition ofglutfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

glut| Business English

glut
noun[C]
uk
/ɡlʌt/us
asupplyof something that is much more than can besoldor isneededorwanted:
a glut on/in the marketThefallindemandforcoffeecouldcausea glut in themarket.
a glut of sthThecurrentglut ofgraduatesmeansthat many of them will not beabletofindjobs.
glut
verb[T]
uk
/ɡlʌt/us
-tt-
tosupplysomething in muchgreaterquantitiesthan can besoldor isneededorwanted:
glutted with sthHighermortgageratesand over-buildingleftsomemarketsglutted withunsoldhouses.
(Definition ofglutfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofglut

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He said that means must be found to avoid gluts as well as scarcity.
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There have been instances of gluts and shortages over many years.
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Many of these gluts are not of herrings which can be eaten, but of immature herrings.
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To do this, it must shelter him from the worst effects of the world gluts over which he has no control.
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The market was glutted with foreign potatoes, but the consumer did not benefit, as the price of potatoes scarcely altered.
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At the present time they leave school at the age of 14 and the industrial market is glutted.
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There is no better way of preventing gluts and for developing our markets than that of paying attention to the question of canning.
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They diminish the danger of gluts and consequent waste, and they stimulate quality production.
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We ordinary people who know so little about this, know that in the past there have been gluts which were caused by mismanagement.
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The costermonger is very frequently in a better position to take advantage of gluts of fruit, fish, etc.
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You cannot otherwise deal with tremendous gluts of catches.
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We do not want to wait until the gluts come along, so that our average per head is raised.
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With this low carriage allowance distribution is restricted and you get local gluts.
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The tariff is not intended to be used as a short-term instrument to remedy temporary shortages or gluts due to natural causes.
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Many of the provisions about using fish for meal were brought in originally to tide over gluts.
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