overhaul

noun

/ˈəʊvəhɔːl/

/ˈəʊvərhɔːl/

verb

/ˌəʊvəˈhɔːl/

/ˌəʊvərˈhɔːl/

动词形式

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/

overhaul something to examine every part of a machine, system, etc. and make any necessary changes or repairs彻底检修
- The engine has been completely overhauled.发动机已彻底检修过了。
- The plan was completely overhauled.这一计划已全面修订。
- Within a year the party had drastically overhauled its structure.该党在 1 年内大刀阔斧地进行了改组。
- The company was called in to overhaul the railroad system.那家公司应召对铁路系统进行大修。
Topics Engineeringc2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- drastically
- radically
- completely
- …
overhaul somebody to come from behind a person you are competing against in a race and go past them赶上，超过（赛跑对手） synonym overtake
- He managed to overhaul the leader on the final lap.他在最后一圈发力超过了领先的选手。

词源early 17th cent. (originally in nautical use in the sense ‘release rope tackle by slackening’): from over- + haul.