overkill
英 [ˈəʊvəkɪl] 美 [ˈoʊvərkɪl]

n.

过度的杀伤威力；

vt.

过度地杀伤；

英英释义

overkill[ 'əuvəkil, ,əuvə'kil ]

• n.
  • the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required
  • any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal

双语例句

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。

权威例句

Aboriginal overkill
Prehistoric Overkill: The Global Model
A requiem for North American overkill
The Origins of Overkill: Nuclear Weapons and American Strategy, 1945-1960
A Multispecies Overkill Simulation of the End-Pleistocene Megafaunal Mass Extinction
Global Archaeological Evidence for Proboscidean Overkill
Technical Commentary: Aboriginal Overkill and Native Burning: Implications for Modern Ecosystem Management
Megafaunal extinction in the late Quaternary and the global overkill hypothesis
Randomized controlled trials in health technology assessment: overkill or overdue?
Percutaneous Closure of Large Atrial Septal Defects with the Amplatzer Septal Occluder: Technical Overkill or Recommendable Alternat...