overkill的意思

overkill

英式音标['ovɚkɪl]
美式英标['əʊvəkɪl]

基本解释

vt. 过度地杀伤

n. 过度的杀伤威力

中文词源

overkill 过火，过犹不及

over-,超过，过度，kill,杀，杀死。

英文词源

overkill (n.): 1958, from over- + kill (v.). Originally in reference to nuclear arsenals; the general sense is from 1965. The verb is attested from 1946.

实用例句

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。

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

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。

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.

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

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