overhaul
- take apart (a piece of machinery or equipment) in order to examine it and repair it if necessary；analyse and improve (a system)
- a thorough examination of machinery or a system, with repairs or changes made if necessary
verb: overhaul, 3rd person present: overhauls, gerund or present participle: overhauling, past tense: overhauled, past participle: overhauled
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- 釋義
動詞
- 1. take apart (a piece of machinery or equipment) in order to examine it and repair it if necessary the steering box was recently overhauled 同義詞
- ▪ analyse and improve (a system) moves to overhaul the income tax system
- 2. British overtake (someone), especially in a sporting event Jodami overhauled his chief rival 同義詞
名詞
- 1. a thorough examination of machinery or a system, with repairs or changes made if necessary a major overhaul of environmental policies
- 更多解釋
- take apart (a piece of machinery or equipment) in order to examine it and repair it if necessary: a company that overhauls and repairs aircraft engines moves to overhaul the income tax system
- a thorough examination of machinery or a system, with repairs or changes made if necessary: a major overhaul of environmental policies
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