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儒琴今日英语单词 Word of the Day
glut
noun [ C ]/ɡlʌt/ (Cambridge)
a supply of something that is much greater than can be sold or is needed or wanted
供过于求，供应过剩
The fall in demand for coffee could cause a glut on/in the market. 咖啡需求减少会导致市场供应过剩。
The current glut of graduates means that many of them will not be able to find jobs. 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。
Oil prices fall 1% as glut weighs. Oil prices opened about 1% lower on Sunday as a persistent glut continued to weigh on prices and the coronavirus pandemic eroded global oil demand even as some governments began to ease lockdowns.
hands-on
adjective [ before noun ] hands-on before noun
Someone with a hands-on way of doing things becomes closely involved in managing and organizing things and in making decisions.
事事过问的，事必躬亲的
She’s very much a hands-on manager. 她是一位事必躬亲的经理。（Cambridge）
Kushner’s power has been growing since midway through Trump’s term when Meadows’ predecessor, Mick Mulvaney, became acting chief of staff with a vow to let Trump be Trump. Meadows had been expected to take a more hands-on approach than Mulvaney, but some people in and around the White House say his attempts to assert himself have run into Kushner. (Politico)
off-key
adverb
1) If you sing or play music off-key, you produce notes that are slightly higher or lower than they should be.
(唱歌或演奏音乐）跑调，走调，音调不准
2) not in accordance with what is appropriate or correct in the circumstances.
场合不合适；不恰当的
Some Democrats say that’s likely not unintentional, arguing that a high-profile endorsement of Biden by Bill Clinton would be off-key as the former vice president deals with a 1993 charge of sexual assault from a former staffer. （The Hill）
assert yourself
to behave in a way that expresses your confidence, importance, or power and earns you respect from others
坚持自己的主张；表现坚定
I really must assert myself more in meetings. 我在会议上确实必须立场更坚定一些
James McCann, a Purdue University political scientist who has studied presidential travel, said Trump early in his term travelled significantly less frequently on official presidential business compared to his four predecessors. But now that a big campaign rally is not possible, Trump is searching for a way to assert himself.