overkill

['əuvə.kil]

n.过度的杀伤威力,过分行为
v.超量杀伤

例句与用法：

That's overkill; she dress 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。

It was surely overkill to screen three interviews on the same subject in one evening.

一晚放映三个同一主题的访问记实，真是小题大做。

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 |

详细释义：

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。