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单词 overhaul
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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
    • a complete/major overhaul
    • A radical overhaul of the tax system is necessary.
    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
/ˌəʊvəˈhɔːld/
/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
    • The engine has been completely overhauled.
    Extra Examples
    • The plan was completely overhauled.
    • Within a year the party had drastically overhauled its structure.
    • The company was called in to overhaul the railroad system.
    Topics Engineeringc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • drastically
    • radically
    • completely
    • …
    See full entry
  2. overhaul somebody to come from behind a person you are competing against in a race and go past them synonym overtake
    • He managed to overhaul the leader on the final lap.
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally in nautical use in the sense ‘release rope tackle by slackening’): from over- + haul.
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