overkill
FREQ #21475
n. 超量毁伤, 过度杀伤威力 vt. 过度地杀伤
发音
UK
/ˈəʊ.vəˌkɪl/
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈkɪl/
US
/ˈoʊ.vɚˌkɪl/
US
/ˌoʊvɚˈkɪl/
US
/ˈoʊvɚˌkɪl/
词形变化
overkilled
overkilling
overkills
三单
overkills
overkilling
现在分词
overkilled
过去式
overkilled
过去分词
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.
不可数 政治 军事 -
2.
Destruction beyond what is necessary to kill, especially in murder.
不可数 -
3.
An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.
不可数 引申义24 hours of TV coverage of the US election verged on overkill.
Should I give you yet more homework, or would that be overkill?
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4.
An unnecessary excess of disposal because of too high criteria of inspection.
不可数 商务 工程
v.
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1.
To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.
及物 -
2.
To dispose of too many items because of too-high criteria of inspection.
商务 工程 -
3.
To do something excessive to achieve a goal.
词汇关系
词源
From over- + kill.
来源：wiktionary