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overhaul

noun
🔊/ˈəʊvəhɔːl/
🔊/ˈəʊvərhɔːl/
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  1. an examination of a machine or system, including doing repairs on it or making changes to it检修；大修；改造
    • a complete/major overhaul彻底检修；大修
    • A radical overhaul of the tax system is necessary.有必要彻底改革税制。🔊🔊
    Topics Engineeringc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • major
    • massive
    • …
    verb + overhaul
    • have
    • undergo
    • give something
    • …
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    Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally in nautical use in the sense ‘release rope tackle by slackening’): from over- + haul.

overhaul

verb
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈhɔːl/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈhɔːl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they overhaul
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈhɔːl/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈhɔːl/
he / she / it overhauls
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈhɔːlz/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈhɔːlz/
past simple overhauled
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈhɔːld/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈhɔːld/
past participle overhauled
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🔊/ˌəʊvərˈhɔːld/
-ing form overhauling
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈhɔːlɪŋ/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈhɔːlɪŋ/
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  1. overhaul something to examine every part of a machine, system, etc. and make any necessary changes or repairs彻底检修
    • The engine has been completely overhauled.发动机已彻底检修过了。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The plan was completely overhauled.这一计划已全面修订。
    • Within a year the party had drastically overhauled its structure.该党在 1 年内大刀阔斧地进行了改组。
    • The company was called in to overhaul the railroad system.那家公司应召对铁路系统进行大修。
    Topics Engineeringc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • drastically
    • radically
    • completely
    • …
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  2. overhaul somebody to come from behind a person you are competing against in a race and go past them赶上，超过（赛跑对手） synonym overtake
    • He managed to overhaul the leader on the final lap.他在最后一圈发力超过了领先的选手。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally in nautical use in the sense ‘release rope tackle by slackening’): from over- + haul.