单词	overkill
释义	overkillo‧ver‧kill /ˈəʊvəkɪl $ ˈoʊvər-/ noun [uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Many felt that the money spent amounted to overkill, and that a cheaper, less glossy advertising campaign would have been just as effective. Of course, it's a serious disaster, but some of these sensational newspaper reports are just overkill. The coverage of the trial is a clear example of media overkill. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Animators now face a dilemma of technology overkill. It had made the fatal error of overkill. It is the blatant political overkill of their foes, in fact, that may save the First Couple from themselves. Public concern about the fate of the planet suffers from overkill. Some fear that if Mr Mieno delays much longer, he risks overkill. Take it easy for you're in danger of going overkill and boring people rigid with your long winded tales. The Pro Q really gives some interesting tonal variations to the sounds generated by the preamp but it does smack of overkill. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatortoo much or too many► too much use this about amounts or costs: · Jim drinks too much.· That kid talks too much.· You spend too much time worrying about things.far/way too much: · I'm sure my parents paid way too much for the land.· The surveys took up far too much time, and they were difficult to understand.too much for: · There was too much baggage for one person to carry. ► too many use this about number of people or things: · I've brought some more chairs - I hope I didn't bring too many.· She can't come - she says she has too many things to do.far/way too many: · Far too many postgraduate students never finish their projects once begun.too many for: · There were too many bags for one person to carry. ► an excess of formal too much of something: · an excess of alcohol· An excess of fertilizer is harmful to trees and other garden plants. ► glut a situation in which there is too much of a product available at a particular time, which often results in the price of the product being cut: glut of: · A glut of bonds on the market pushed prices down.· When there is a glut of milk more products like yoghurt are made. ► too much of a good thing if you say that something is too much of a good thing , you mean that it would be good in small amounts but you have too much of it: · Many Koreans believe that the rush of foreign products may be too much of a good thing.· Getting six boxes of chocolates for my birthday was really too much of a good thing. ► excessive use this about an amount, cost, or level which is much too high, especially when you think it is wrong or unfair that it is so high: · The campaign is trying to stop the excessive use of chemicals in farming.· $10 for two cups of coffee seems excessive.· As usual, the opposition claims the government is guilty of excessive spending. ► inordinate formal much more than is reasonable, especially when this is unfair to other people or means that other things are not given enough attention: · Scientists have been criticized for devoting an inordinate amount of time to research on animals.· a man of inordinate ambition ► overkill a situation in which something is done so much that it is no longer interesting or effective: · Of course, it's a serious disaster, but some of these sensational newspaper reports are just overkill.· Many felt that the money spent amounted to overkill, and that a cheaper, less glossy advertising campaign would have been just as effective. Word family WORD FAMILYnounkilloverkillkillerkillingadjectivekillerverbkill more of something than is necessary or desirable:  More television coverage of the election would be overkill.
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