overkill 详细解释

overkill

['əuvə.kil]

n.过度的杀伤威力,过分行为
v.超量杀伤

n.

(尤指核武器)过度的杀伤威力

vt.

1. 过度地杀伤

2. 过分; 夸张

The candidate used overkill: he was way ahead in the polls but spent another million dollers on campaign ads.

那个候选人花得过火了:他已经领先他人却又花了一百万元在宣传费上。

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。

词形变化

动词过去式: overkilled | 动词过去分词: overkilled | 动词现在分词: overkilling | 动词第三人称单数: overkills |

词义辨析

同义参见:

exaggeration  

英英释义

名词 overkill:

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

补充

overkilloverkill英:[ˌəuvəˈkil] 美:[ˈovɚˌkɪl]n.1.过度的杀伤威力vt.1.过度地杀伤

例句

1. Such security measures may be overkill.这样的安保措施可能做过头了。 2. Every time I switch on the TV, there's football. It's overkill.我每次打开电视机都是足球节目。真受不了。 3. the existing nuclear overkill.现存核武器的超量摧毁能力。 4. animators now face a dilemma of technology overkill.动画制作者现在面临过分依赖科技的窘境。 5. "Yes, we need a new car, but this huge truck seems like overkill."我们确实需要一辆新车，但这辆大卡车似乎有点太大了。 6. The incident got blown out of proportion because of media overkill. [=the media gave it much more attention than it deserved]这件事由于媒体的过度关注而被无限放大了。

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