overkill

英['əʊvəkɪl] 美['oʊvərkɪl]
  • n. 过度的杀伤威力;过分行为
  • v. 超量杀伤
overkilled overkilled overkilling overkills
  • over prep.在...的上方;遍及地;在...期间adv.穿过;完全覆盖;结束;落下n.(板球中)每个投球手一次连续所投出的球数
  • overact vi.做的过火;演得过火vt.把(角色)表演得过火
  • overage adj.老而失效的;过老的n.过多
  • overall adj.全部的;总体的;全面考虑的adv.总的来说;总共n.罩衫;工作服
  • overarch vt.在…上做拱;成为...的中心,在…中起决定作用vi.成拱形
Noun:
  1. the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required

  2. any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal

1. Every time I switch on the TV, there's football. It's overkill.
我每次打开电视都是足球节目,真是受不了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Such security measures may well be overkill.
这样的安保措施很可能过头了。

来自柯林斯例句

3. There is a danger of overkill if you plan everything too carefully.
如果事事过分谨小慎微,那结果难免有适得其反的危险。

来自《权威词典》

4. That's overkill; she dressed up like a princess for the party.
她打扮得像个公主一样去参加宴会, 真是太夸张了.

来自辞典例句

5. That is enough, anymore is just overkill.
够了, 再多一点也是多余的了.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. That's overkill; she dress up like a princess for the party.
      她打扮得像个公主一样去参加宴会,真是太夸张了。
    2. I know that might seem like overkill.
      我知道那样有点杀鸡用牛刀。