early 14c., glotien "to feed to repletion" (transitive), probably from Old French glotir "to swallow, gulp down, engulf," from Latin glutire/gluttire "to swallow, gulp down," from PIE root *gwele- (3) "to swallow" (see gullet). Intransitive sense "feed (oneself) to repletion" is from c. 1400. Related: Glutted; glutting.
glut (n.)
1530s, "a gulp, a swallowing," from glut (v.). Meaning "condition of being full or sated" is 1570s; mercantile sense "superabundance, oversupply of a commodity on the market" first recorded 1590s.
雙語例句
1. a glut of cheap videos on the market
市場上供過于求的廉價錄像帶
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2. The glut of coffee led to a sharp drop in prices.
咖啡供過于求道致價格急劇下跌.
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3. The third part of paper - chapter 5, a graphic system is constructed by using GLUT.
第三部分, 即 論文中的第五章, 以GLUT為基礎構造CAGD交互式系統.
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4. The glucose transporter ( GLUT ) is an energy - related carrier protein located on the cell membrane.
葡萄糖轉運子 ( GLUT ) 是一種位于細胞膜上的與能量相關的載體蛋白.
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5. There is a shortage of carrots. So everybody starts growing carrots. Next season, surprise, surprise, there is a glut of carrots.