释义 |
retoolre‧tool /ˌriːˈtuːl/ verb VERB TABLEretool |
Present | I, you, we, they | retool | | he, she, it | retools | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | retooled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have retooled | | he, she, it | has retooled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had retooled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will retool | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have retooled |
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Present | I | am retooling | | he, she, it | is retooling | | you, we, they | are retooling | Past | I, he, she, it | was retooling | | you, we, they | were retooling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been retooling | | he, she, it | has been retooling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been retooling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be retooling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been retooling |
- They've successfully retooled their corporate image.
- How do I retool for a career change?
- Now the rapidly changing workplace meant men had to retool routinely too.
- On the strength of this, Tetley embarked on an 18-month factory retooling programme.
- Should you close an antiquated plant, retool it, or sell it?
- Still, taking an already complex program and retooling it for the Internet must have been difficult.
- Women had long been accustomed to taking time off from a career for family responsibilities, then retooling to come back.
► Factoriesacceptance sampling, assembly line, nounautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounbonded factory, business park, nouncannery, nouncash conversion, nouncertificate of analysis, nounchaebol, nounCIM, CKD, coachbuilder, nouncompletely built-up, adjectivecompletely knocked-down, adjectivecutoff, noundistillery, noundown time, drawdown, nounend-product, nounengineering insurance, fabricator, nounfacility, nounfactory, nounfactory preset, nounfeedstock, nounfirst in, first out, nounfork-lift truck, nounfurnace, nounGantt chart, intermediate goods, investment goods, manufacturer, nounmanufacturing, nounmass-produced, adjectivemill, nounMRO, nounoutput, nounoutturn, nounplant, nounpottery, nounprocessing, nounproduction line, nounproject engineer, quality control, nounrefinery, nounresearch manager, retool, verbright first time, adjectiverisk analysis, nounsawmill, nounshed, nounshipyard, nounshop, nounshop floor, nounsingle sourcing, sourcing, nounsteelworks, nounstock control management, supply chain management, works, nounwork sampling, zero defects, 1[transitive] American English informal to organize something in a new way: The College Board has retooled the admission exams.2[intransitive, transitive] to change or replace the machines or tools in a factory |