每日一词 205 overwhelming

overwhelming: very large or greater, more important etc than any other

overwhelming: 难以抗拒的，不知所措的，也有巨大的，压倒性的意思。今天我们来学习第二个意思。在口语和写作中均可使用。

有大量证据表明吸烟有害健康。

There is overwhelming evidence that smoking damages your health.

垃圾分类这一提议得到了极大的支持。

The garbage/waste sorting proposal has been given overwhelmingly support. 

《经济学人》用例：

Those who think global warming is not man-made are, inevitably, opposed to states setting long-range targets to decarbonize the economy. Even some who accept the overwhelming scientific consensus have their doubts. 

It looks as if the party is about to gamble again, on Boris Johnson. The former foreign secretary is the overwhelming favorite among party members, who elect the leader. (这里指Boris的支持率远超其他人)

Ms Cep Paints a portrait of hermetic society still riven by prejudice, with its rival tents and sharecroppers. Then she pieces together Lee's struggle not only with Maxwell's tale but with the legacy of her overwhelming success. (overwhelming= great)

应用：

1） 翻译：有大量证据表明刻意练习是掌握各种技能的必要条件。

There is overwhelming evidence that deliberate practice is essential to mastery of skills. 

2) 造句: 维持中国在高科技方面的竞争力至关重要。

It is of overwhelming importance to retain China's competitiveness in high technology.