"overkill" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 殺雞用牛刀（比喻做得過頭）- 過猶不及

Definition

做事遠超過必要的程度；使用超過實際需要的努力、資源或手段。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多為非正式場合用，常帶有幽默或批評意味。如「有點過猶不及」。不限於暴力，任何過度行為都可用。

Examples

Using ten people for this small task is overkill.

做這麼小的任務用十個人簡直是**殺雞用牛刀**。

Locking all the doors and windows is good, but adding an alarm system might be overkill.

鎖好所有門窗是好的，但再加裝警報系統可能就有點**過猶不及**了。

Buying three cakes for five people is overkill.

給五個人買三個蛋糕就是**過度**了。

Putting so much salt in your food is really overkill.

你在飯裡放這麼多鹽，真是**過頭**了。

Do you think sending her flowers and chocolates is overkill, or just romantic?

你覺得送她鮮花加巧克力是**過度**，還是很浪漫？

Honestly, two security guards for a school play feels like overkill to me.

說真的，學校演出配兩個保安，我覺得有點**小題大做**。