overkill

overkill

英 ['əʊvəkɪl]
　　美 ['ovɚkɪl]

vt. 過度地殺傷
　　n. 過度的殺傷威力

中文詞源：

overkill 過火，過猶不及

over-,超過，過度，kill,殺，殺死。

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，真是受不瞭。

2. Such security measures may well be overkill.
這樣的安保措施很可能過頭瞭。

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。

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, 真是太誇張瞭.

5. That is enough, anymore is just overkill.
夠瞭, 再多一點也是多餘的瞭.