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overkill

/ˈəʊ.və.kɪl/

/ˈoʊ.vɚ.kɪl/

overkillсуществительное

Переводы

чрезмерность

The amount of food at the party was overkill.

Количество еды на вечеринке было чрезмерностью.

излишество

Buying a third car seems like overkill.

Покупка третьей машины кажется излишеством.

Дополнительные переводы

избыток

перебор

Определения

The use of excessive force or action that is more than necessary to achieve a goal.

Bringing a tank to a snowball fight is a bit of an overkill.

A situation where more resources or effort are used than are needed, often leading to waste.

The elaborate decorations for the small party seemed like overkill.

In military strategy, especially nuclear warfare, the capacity to destroy an enemy many times over or beyond what is required for victory.

Cold-war arsenals were designed for massive overkill rather than precise strikes.

Синонимы

overkillприлагательное

more overkill

Срав.

most overkill

Превосх.

/ˈəʊ.və.kɪl/

/ˈoʊ.vɚ.kɪl/

Used attributively to describe actions or measures that are excessive.

Определения

Excessive; more than what is necessary or appropriate.

They adopted an overkill approach to securing the venue, hiring three security firms.

Синонимы

too much