overhaulverb [ T ] uk
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to repair an engine, machine, etc. so that every part of it works as it should: I got the engine overhauled.
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.
「SMART 詞彙」：相關單字和片語
Correcting and mending
calibration
clean (someone/something) up phrasal verb
correction
extensive repairs
fiddle (around) with something phrasal verb
mess
recover
rectifiable
rectification
refine
refinement
refit
remedy
revise
scratch
servicing
set/put the record straight idiom
smooth something away phrasal verb
smoothen
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Changing
overhaulnoun uk
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[ C or U ] the act of repairing an engine, machine, etc. so that every part works as it should: I took my motorbike in for an overhaul. Our gas turbine division is now a world market leader in the repair and overhaul of industrial gas turbines.
[ C ] the act of completely changing a system so that it works more effectively: They announced plans for a radical overhaul of the country's political system. Such changes call for an overhaul of the way Britain runs air travel.
[ C ] the act of completely changing something, especially by getting rid of some people or things and replacing them with others: There is likely to be a major overhaul of the squad this summer.
「SMART 詞彙」：相關單字和片語
Correcting and mending
calibration
clean (someone/something) up phrasal verb
correction
extensive repairs
fiddle (around) with something phrasal verb
mess
recover
rectifiable
rectification
refine
refinement
refit
remedy
revise
scratch
servicing
set/put the record straight idiom
smooth something away phrasal verb
smoothen
sort
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你還可以在這些話題中找到相關的字詞、片語和同義詞：
Change and changes
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overhaul | 美式英語詞典
overhaulverb [ T ] us
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to repair or improve something so it works well: They repaired and maintained aircraft and overhauled their engines. Congressional leaders are considering overhauling the Clean Air Act.
overhaul noun [ C ] us
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I think our justice system needs a major overhaul.
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overhaul | 商務英語
overhaulverb [ T ] uk
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to repair or improve something so that every part of it works as it should: The government plans to overhaul bank regulations. The network has been overhauled and upgraded. I got the engine overhauled. The new CEO's mandate from the board had been to overhaul the company from top to bottom.
overhaulnoun [ C ] uk
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the act of repairing or improving something so that every part of it works as it should: a complete/major/radical overhaul The firm's organizational infrastructure needed a major overhaul. Critics of the overhaul argued that yesterday's changes were only cosmetic improvements.
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overhaul的例句
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Furthermore, in line with neo-liberal philosophy, the government also overhauled fisheries management and deregulated the control of resources.
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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 thorough overhaul achieved 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 the overhaul of political, legal and social institutions.
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Since then, a major overhaul of 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 the overhaul of 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 and overhaul an earlier draft.
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There is a need for a total overhaul of the international political system, based upon pacifist principles.
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In 1966 a military junta committed to moderately liberal economic policies seized power and began to plan a complete overhaul of 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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The machine was thoroughly overhauled and adjusted at the same time.
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