| 单词 | overhaul |
| 释义 | overhaul Word forms: overhauls, overhauling , overhauled pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (oʊvəʳhɔːl ). The noun is pronounced (oʊvəʳhɔːl ). 1. verb [usually passive] If a piece of equipment is overhauled, it is cleaned, checked thoroughly, and repaired if necessary. They had ensured the plumbing was overhauled a year ago. [be VERB-ed] Our car was towed away to have its suspension overhauled. [have noun VERB-ed] Synonyms: check, service, maintain, examine Overhaul is also a noun. ...the overhaul of aero engines. 2. verb If you overhaul a system or method, you examine it carefully and make many changes in it in order to improve it. The government said it wanted to overhaul the employment training scheme. [VERB noun] The legal system needs to be overhauled. [VERB noun] Overhaul is also a noun. The study says there must be a complete overhaul of air traffic control systems. [+ of] 3. verb If someone overhauls a person who is ahead of them, especially in a sports competition, they pass them or become more successful than them. Argentina need to beat Peru by at least four goals to overhaul Brazil and reach the final itself. [VERB noun] He led for several laps before he was overhauled by his rival. [VERB noun] Synonyms: overtake, pass, leave behind, catch up with Collocations: dramatic overhaul He called for a dramatic overhaul of the school-holiday system. Times, Sunday Times Analysts believe that to be a success, managers would have to close up to half the stores and lead a dramatic overhaul of the product range. The Sun Don't expect any dramatic overhauls in the near future. The Sun The aircraft was grounded for a while but flew again after an engine overhaul. The Sun Often the time between engine overhaul periods was five times that of the best piston engines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While still being occasionally run after undergoing a full rebuild and engine overhaul. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From 1998 through 1999 the 626 was given an engine overhaul to give it better pedal feel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The hangars contained an engine overhaul shop, two engine test cells and test shops. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1966, the clock face received an extensive overhaul. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The warship underwent an extensive overhaul that lasted until the early part of 1912. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her busy sailing schedule prevented her from having an extensive overhaul scheduled in 1920. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The mall underwent an extensive overhaul in 1986 that added a food court. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The veteran battleship also received better armor, blister antisubmarine protection, better machinery, and tower masts during this extensive overhaul, and was readied for many more years of useful naval service. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Last year's edition had a fundamental overhaul, but changes in this new version are more subtle. Times, Sunday Times Without a fundamental overhaul of the planning rules, it will be impossible to achieve the targets in the five-year span of the next parliament. Times, Sunday Times Corralling 137 countries into a fundamental overhaul of global corporation tax rules was always going to make herding cats look easy. Times,Sunday Times It would raise concerns both about the safety of the building and the cost of putting off a more fundamental overhaul. Times,Sunday Times Tightening up these features would provide revenue for the exchequer, even if ministers were reluctant to embark on a more fundamental overhaul of inheritance tax. Times, Sunday Times Last year we started a campaign to overhaul the system. Times, Sunday Times They come at a sensitive time, with ministers planning to overhaul the system for assessing and funding university research. Times, Sunday Times Working with courts, adoption panels and social workers, we will overhaul the system. Times, Sunday Times A purpose-built telecoms network for the nation's emergency services workers looks to be on borrowed time after it was excluded from a government shortlist to overhaul the system. Times, Sunday Times It said there was widespread support to overhaul the system to make it 'more logical, transparent and potentially fairer'. Times, Sunday Times The public sector has not had to deal with large-scale redundancies before, not at least alongside a radical overhaul of the way services are run. Times, Sunday Times The proposals would mark a radical overhaul of one of the biggest rail franchises, which runs 16,000 trains a week. Times,Sunday Times In some cases, the right solution may be bankruptcy, which can pave the way for a radical overhaul or even a merger. Times,Sunday Times Other proposals will include a radical overhaul of how antibiotics are prescribed and worldwide limits on their use in agriculture. Times, Sunday Times A more radical overhaul was needed, he said. Times, Sunday Times It also calls for a regulatory overhaul to encourage a building industry upturn to match housing demand and supply better. Times, Sunday Times Although there should be a regulatory overhaul, there should not be an attempt to predict every crisis and construct rigid rules to prevent it. Times, Sunday Times It has been a tumultuous period for advisers, thanks in part to a big regulatory overhaul, which has resulted in tougher compliance standards, as well as an ageing workforce. Times, Sunday Times At the same time, the imposition of customs checks would require an overhaul of auto supply chains, which are based on the premise of 'just in time' logistics. Times, Sunday Times The manager's opinion of the squad has moved from 'good but lacking confidence', to needing one or two players, to requiring an overhaul. Times, Sunday Times The train was sent out of operation and required an overhaul. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The publishing giant has started a sweeping overhaul of its empire, which will see about 4,000 of its 40,000 staff leave the company this year. Times, Sunday Times He will call for a sweeping overhaul of pay policies, which he believes encourage fund managers and executives to focus on instant gains with little regard to the future. Times, Sunday Times Three years ago a mass uprising against egregious executive pay, dubbed the shareholder spring, ushered in a sweeping overhaul of pay policies and boardroom governance at listed companies. Times, Sunday Times The extra 2.5m in state funding comes alongside a sweeping overhaul of the criminal compensation scheme. Times, Sunday Times The system needs a thorough overhaul on the basis of clear rules and controlled borders, and all three main parties should be fighting for it. Times, Sunday Times The government indicated that it would stand by the college, although it said that a thorough overhaul was needed. Times,Sunday Times Last year losses totalled 5.5m, despite a thorough overhaul. Times, Sunday Times What they didn't like was the cheap-feeling dashboard, so the firm has responded with a thorough overhaul. Times, Sunday Times The government faced a thorough overhaul and those seen as corrupt were dismissed. Times,Sunday Times You might not want a total overhaul, an entire top 16 replaced by new faces, but just to see things freshened up. Times, Sunday Times We say: time for a total overhaul of the funding structure. Times, Sunday Times Cabinet colleagues are privately urging him to undertake a total overhaul and simplify the overcomplicated rules that differ from town to town. The Sun The criminal justice system needs a total overhaul to end the over-reliance on prison. Times, Sunday Times It would benefit from a total overhaul to include new flooring, wall treatments, lighting and furniture. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 全面检修 Japanese: 総点検する |
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