We keep trying all four methods, but he sheer volume of rubbish we produce worldwide threatens to overwhelm us.
我们一直在试这4种方式，但是，我们在世界范围内仅产生的垃圾的量就有把我们覆盖的危险。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 47 Too high a price
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 令人难于忍受的;难堪的;令人厌烦的;
v. 试图( try的现在分词);试验，尝试;审讯;
💡 try(考验)+ing(形容词后缀)→难堪的；使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
试图重返歌坛的已经上了年纪的流行音乐歌星
近义：arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
n. 量，大量;体积;音量;卷;
adj. 大量的;
vi. 成团卷起;
vt. 把…收集成卷;
💡 volu旋转，卷+me走→一卷书→卷，册
"This volume records the history of the country's revolution."
这卷书记载了这个国家的革命历史.
近义：size, bulk, bulkiness, conglomerate, dimension, amplitude
反义：indulgence, kindness, leniency, lenity, looseness, malleability
vt.& vi. 生产;产生;制作;创作;
vt. 制造;出示;引起;[经济学]生利;
n. 产品;产量;产额;结果;
💡 pro向前+duce引导，带来→引向前→生产
"We expect writers to produce more and better works."
我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品.
近义：induce, make, net, pay, procure, render
反义：use, spend, deplete, dissipate, drain, exhaust
vt. 淹没;压倒;覆盖;压垮;
💡 over在上，在外+whelm淹没；压倒→压倒；泛滥
"After my lecture, the students began to overwhelm me with questions."
讲课之后, 学生们开始问一系列问题,使我不知所措.
近义：appal, appall, astonish, astound, oppress, overburden
反义：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
worldwide
['wɝldwaɪd]
adj. 全世界的;
adv. 遍及全球地;
💡 world世界+wide宽的 → 全世界的
"Worldwide sales reached 2.5 billion."
全球销售额达到了25亿。
近义：overall, total, world, universal, comprehensive, global
反义：neighboring, regional, regionalist, regionalistic, sectional, territorial