overkill
英 ['əʊvəkɪl]
美 ['ovɚkɪl]
中文詞源
overkill 過火,過猶不及over-,超過,過度,kill,殺,殺死。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Every time I switch on the TV, there's football. It's overkill.
- 我每次打開電視都是足球節目,真是受不了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Such security measures may well be overkill.
- 這樣的安保措施很可能過頭了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. There is a danger of overkill if you plan everything too carefully.
- 如果事事過分謹小慎微,那結果難免有適得其反的危險。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. That's overkill; she dressed up like a princess for the party.
- 她打扮得像個公主一樣去參加宴會, 真是太誇張了.
來自辭典例句
- 5. That is enough, anymore is just overkill.
- 夠了, 再多一點也是多餘的了.
來自辭典例句