overhauling
present participle ofoverhaul
| 单词 | overhauling |
| 释义 | overhauling present participle ofoverhaul overhaul verb[T] uk/əʊ.vəˈhɔːl/us/oʊ.vɚˈhɑːl/torepairanengine,machine, etc. so that everypartof itworksas it should: I got theengineoverhauled. tocompletelychangeasystemso that itworksmoreeffectively: Thegovernmenthasrecentlyoverhauled thehealthcaresystem. Theschoolchoseto overhaulitscurriculumbyequippingclassroomswith newtechnology. tocompletelychangesomething,especiallyby gettingridof somepeopleor things andreplacingthem withothers: Most women don't overhaultheirwardrobesfromseasontoseason. Therestauranthas overhauleditsmenu,cuttingportionsandeliminatingitemswithlotsofcalories. Correcting and mending
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Changing Examplesofoverhaulingoverhauling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Accordingly, the government initiated a series of military reforms, including theoverhaulingof the conscription regulations in 1886. From theCambridge English Corpus Current changes concern increasing quality and standards within the present structure rather thanoverhaulingthe basic framework. From theCambridge English Corpus We must stop radicallyoverhaulingthe rules of the game every three years. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English That means that most of our resources have been involved in preparing that piece of legislation, not inoverhaulingthe code. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I yield to no man in my belief that there is the greatest possible need for a thoroughoverhaulingof our rating system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We areoverhaulingthe arrangements for handling large batches of telegrams with a view to avoiding similar difficulties in the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact is that the whole welfare organization for troops in these theatres of war needsoverhauling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does not the whole question of road speed limits needoverhauling? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me that there is very grave need foroverhaulingthe entire system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is still great discretion left to the local committees in theoverhaulingof the claims. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The work done without licence at a cost of £96 consisted ofoverhaulingelectric lighting, repairs to the lift and roof, and joinery and plumbing repairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Everyone knows that drainage authorities overlap, and there is great need foroverhaulingthe frontiers between them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There should be some definite arrangement to arrange for periodicaloverhaulingand inspection of this apparatus. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The juvenile justice system in this country, despite the outstanding work done by magistrates, probation officers and social workers, requiresoverhauling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nevertheless, it has to be accepted that domestic rating needsoverhauling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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