- an excessively abundant supply of something大量; 供大于求:
there is a glut of cars on the market.
市场上汽车供大于求。
(glutted, glutting)with obj.(一般作be glutted)
1- supply or fill to excess供应过多; 充斥:
the factories for recycling paper are glutted
回收利用纸张的工厂已经超负荷了
he was glutting himself on alcohol.
他正给自己灌酒。
1.1
- archaic satisfy fully〈古〉充分满足:
he planned a treacherous murder to glut his desire for revenge.
他策划了一起背信弃义的谋杀, 以满足自己复仇的欲望。
词源
Middle English: probably via Old French from Latin gluttire 'to swallow'; related to GLUTTON.