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单词 overkill
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overkillnoun [ U ]

uk/ˈəʊ.və.kɪl/us/ˈoʊ.vɚ.kɪl/disapproving

much more of something than is needed, resulting in less effectiveness:

Should I add an explanation, or would that be overkill?

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Too much and unnecessary

  • a sledgehammer to crack a nut idiom
  • avalanche
  • be up to your neck (in sth) idiom
  • bellyful
  • binge
  • carry/take coals to Newcastle idiom
  • hyper
  • immoderate
  • inessential
  • insatiable
  • lousy
  • plenty
  • plethora
  • proliferate
  • redundancy
  • redundant
  • sock
  • supplementary
  • surplus
  • weigh

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overkillnoun [ U ]

us/ˈoʊ·vərˌkɪl/

much more of something than is needed or suitable:

Running so fast with the competition so far behind might seem like overkill, but that’s Gardner.
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