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overkill是什么意思

overkill

英[ˈəʊvəkɪl] 美[ˈoʊvərkɪl]
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • N-UNCOUNT
    过分；过火的行为
    You can say that something is overkill when you think that there is more of it than is necessary or appropriate.
    例句
    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。 Such security measures may well be overkill. 这样的安保措施很可能过头了。
英英词典释义
  • 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