1. 這是個(gè)什么詞？
詞：overwhelming
英英釋義：very large or greater, more important etc than any other
例句：The garbage/waste sorting proposal has been given overwhelming support.
2. 為什么選這個(gè)詞？
“overwhelming”是形容詞，有“難以抗拒的、令人不知所措的”的意思，也有“巨大的、壓倒性的”的意思。我們今天來學(xué)第二個(gè)意思。這個(gè)表示程度的詞在《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》中出現(xiàn)的頻率非常高，幾乎每一期都能碰到，是個(gè)地道、高質(zhì)量的好詞，在口語和寫作中都可以使用它。下面來看幾個(gè)例子。
有大量證據(jù)表明吸煙有損健康，就可以說：
There is overwhelming evidence that smoking damages your health.
垃圾分類這一提議得到了極大的支持，可以說：
The garbage/waste sorting proposal has been given overwhelming support.
類似地，絕大多數(shù)的人投票贊成垃圾分類提議，就可以說：
An overwhelming majority have voted in favor of the garbage/waste sorting proposal.
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》在一篇關(guān)于全球氣候變化的文章中都用到了 overwhelming：
Those who think global warming is not man-made are, inevitably, opposed to states setting long-range targets to decarbonise the economy. Even some who accept the overwhelming scientific consensus have their doubts.
另一篇寫英國政治的《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》文章中也出現(xiàn)了 overwhelming：
It looks as if the party is about to gamble again, on Boris Johnson. The former foreign secretary is the overwhelming favourite among party members, who elect the leader.（這里的意思是 Boris Johnson 的支持率遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過其他人）
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》最近在一篇書評中也用到了 overwhelming：
Ms Cep paints a portrait of a hermetic society still riven by prejudice, with its revival tents and sharecroppers. Then she pieces together Lee’s struggle not only with Maxwell’s tale but with the legacy of her overwhelming success.（這里的 overwhelming 就相當(dāng)于 great）
3. 怎樣學(xué)會使用這個(gè)詞？
1）翻譯下面的句子：
有大量證據(jù)表明刻意練習(xí)是掌握各種技能的必要條件。
There is overwhelming evidence that deliberate practice is essential to mastery of skills.
（參考翻譯：There is overwhelming evidence that deliberate practice is essential to mastery of skills.)
2）結(jié)合自己的生活、學(xué)習(xí)、工作、興趣等，想象在什么語境下會用到這個(gè)表達(dá)。先簡要描述這個(gè)場景，再造句。
例子： 有大量證據(jù)表明跑步有助于減肥。
場景：There is overwhelming evidence that jogging helps to lose weight.
