| 词汇 | overhauled |
| 释义 | overhauled past simple and past participle ofoverhaul overhaul verb[ T ] uk /əʊ.vəˈhɔːl/ us /oʊ.vɚˈhɑːl/ to repair an engine, machine, etc. so that every part of it works as it should: 彻底检修，大修；改造；改进 I got the engine overhauled.我彻底检修了发动机。 to completely change a system so that it works more effectively: The government has recently overhauled the healthcare system. The school chose to overhaul its curriculum by equipping classrooms with new technology. to completely change something, especially by getting rid of some people or things and replacing them with others: Most women don't overhaul their wardrobes from season to season. The restaurant has overhauled its menu, cutting portions and eliminating items with lots of calories. Correcting and mending calibration clean (someone/something) up correction fiddle (around) with something fine-tune mess reconstruct reconstruction recover rectifiable rectification refine remedy revise scratch set/put the record straightidiom smooth something away smoothen sort sort something out You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Changing Examples of overhauledoverhauled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But this is a dynamic rural world that has been radically overhauled socially and economically. The protocol is poorly designed, and must be overhauled from the bottom up, rethinking all assumptions that have been made. Furthermore, in line with neo-liberal philosophy, the government also overhauled fisheries management and deregulated the control of resources. It is in the nature of institutions, particularly tradition-conscious institutions such as armies, to present an unchanging facade while their innards are completely overhauled. Another fresh strand of thinking is that the very concept of global labour standards should be refashioned, if not overhauled altogether. Houghton argued that it was local authority housing priorities that must be overhauled before charity was asked to come to the rescue. 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. The machine was thoroughly overhauled and adjusted at the same time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those omnibuses have to be overhauled and tested by certain men and washed and cleaned and swept out and so forth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has also overhauled the bulk tariffs and the forecasting, and it has set in motion a massive consumer survey which will run continuously. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am told that staff consultation arrangements have been overhauled by the new management team. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are six machines in flying order; two more will be ready in two days, another is being overhauled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When the machines are in the hands of repairers, the opportunity is taken to have them overhauled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The biplane had been overhauled by the maker shortly before the accident took place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not only have we overhauled our security precautions, but we have taken strong steps to impress them on all our staff. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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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