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单词 overhaul
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overhaul
verb[T]
uk
/əʊ.vəˈhɔːl/us
/oʊ.vɚˈhɑːl/
torepairanengine,machine, etc. so that everypartof itworksas it should:
I got theengineoverhauled.我彻底检修了发动机。
tocompletelychangeasystemso that itworksmoreeffectively:
Thegovernmenthasrecentlyoverhauled thehealthcaresystem.政府最近彻底改革了公共医疗保健服务。
Theschoolchoseto overhaulitscurriculumbyequippingclassroomswith newtechnology.
tocompletelychangesomething,especiallyby gettingridof somepeopleor things andreplacingthem withothers:
Most women don't overhaultheirwardrobesfromseasontoseason.
Therestauranthas overhauleditsmenu,cuttingportionsandeliminatingitemswithlotsofcalories.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Correcting and mending
  • calibration
  • clean(someone/something)up
  • correction
  • fiddle (around) withsomething
  • fine-tune
  • mess
  • recondition
  • reconstruct
  • reconstruction
  • rectification
  • refine
  • remedy
  • revise
  • revised
  • set/put the record straightidiom
  • smoothsomethingaway
  • smoothen
  • sort
  • sortsomethingout
  • tinker
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overhaul
noun
uk
/ˈəʊ.vəˌhɔːl/us
/ˈoʊ.vɚˌhɑːl/
[CorU]
theactofrepairinganengine,machine, etc. so that everypartworksas it should:
I took mymotorbikein for an overhaul.
Ourgasturbinedivisionis now aworldmarketleaderin therepairand overhaul ofindustrialgasturbines.
[C]
theactofcompletelychangingasystemso that itworksmoreeffectively:
Theyannouncedplansfor aradicaloverhaul of the country'spoliticalsystem.
Suchchangescallfor an overhaul of the wayBritainrunsairtravel.
[C]
theactofcompletelychangingsomething,especiallyby gettingridof somepeopleor things andreplacingthem withothers:
There islikelyto be amajoroverhaul of thesquadthissummer.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Correcting and mending
  • calibration
  • clean(someone/something)up
  • correction
  • fiddle (around) withsomething
  • fine-tune
  • mess
  • recondition
  • reconstruct
  • reconstruction
  • rectification
  • refine
  • remedy
  • revise
  • revised
  • set/put the record straightidiom
  • smoothsomethingaway
  • smoothen
  • sort
  • sortsomethingout
  • tinker
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Change and changes
(Definition ofoverhaulfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
overhaul
verb[T]
uk
/ˈəʊ.və.hɔːl/us
/ˈoʊ.vɚ.hɑːl/
torepairorimprovesomething so that everypartof itworksas it should
彻底检修，大修；改造；改进
I got theengineoverhauled.我彻底检修了发动机。
Thegovernmenthasrecentlyoverhauled thehealthcaresystem.政府最近彻底改革了公共医疗保健服务。

overhaul| American Dictionary

overhaul
verb[T]
us
/ˌoʊ·vərˈhɔl/
torepairorimprovesomething so itworkswell:
Theyrepairedandmaintainedaircraftand overhauledtheirengines.
Congressionalleadersareconsideringoverhauling the Clean AirAct.

overhaul

noun[C]us
/ˈoʊ·vərˌhɔl/
Ithinkourjusticesystemneedsamajoroverhaul.
(Definition ofoverhaulfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

overhaul| Business English

overhaul
verb[T]
uk
/ˌəʊvəˈhɔːl/us
torepairorimprovesomething so that everypartof itworksas it should:
Thegovernmentplansto overhaulbankregulations.
Thenetworkhas been overhauled andupgraded.
I got theengineoverhauled.
The new CEO'smandatefrom theboardhad been to overhaul thecompanyfromtoptobottom.
overhaul
noun[C]
uk
/ˈəʊvəhɔːl/us
theactofrepairingorimprovingsomething so that everypartof itworksas it should:
a complete/major/radical overhaulThe firm'sorganizationalinfrastructureneededamajoroverhaul.
Critics of the overhaularguedthat yesterday'schangeswere onlycosmeticimprovements.
(Definition ofoverhaulfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoverhaul

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Furthermore, in line with neo-liberal philosophy, the government also overhauled fisheries management and deregulated the control of resources.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The protocol is poorly designed, and must be overhauled from the bottom up, rethinking all assumptions that have been made.
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In other states, the very development and implementation of such initiatives may require overhauling or establishing new organizational relationships and service areas.
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With the millennium scares causing some major overhauls of system security, researchers and systems manager may well now become complacent.
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Another fresh strand of thinking is that the very concept of global labour standards should be refashioned, if not overhauled altogether.
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The learner's search for personal meaning and relevance had been overhauled by the external world of non-negotiable concepts, structures and formalities and by the inertia of fact and theory.
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Consequently, to prepare for integration, the existing structure may need a thoroughoverhaulachieved by a comprehensive programme of planned staff and curriculum development.
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Meaningful societal change (of which accountability is likely to be a key part) requires theoverhaulof political, legal and social institutions.
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Since then, a majoroverhaulof the water sector has been taking place, and much hope has been placed in private-sector participation.
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A related reform focus is theoverhaulof accounting and auditing systems.
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We thank the referees whose insightful comments, particularly about the order of presentation, made us think again andoverhaulan earlier draft.
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There is a need for a totaloverhaulof the international political system, based upon pacifist principles.
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A possible case of conversion is theoverhaulfor which the verb to haul over is not on record.
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In 1966 a military junta committed to moderately liberal economic policies seized power and began to plan a completeoverhaulof the pension system.
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Current changes concern increasing quality and standards within the present structure rather than overhauling the basic framework.
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