overhaul
英[??v?'h??l]
美['ov?h?l]
- vt. 分解檢查，大修；追上并超過
- n. 徹底檢修，詳細檢查
詞態變化
復數:?overhauls;第三人稱單數:?overhauls;過去式:?overhauled;過去分詞:?overhauled;現在分詞:?overhauling;
助記提示
1. over- "above" + haul.
2. originally nautical, "pull rigging apart for examination," which was done by slackening the rope by hauling in the opposite direction to that in which it is pulled in hoisting.
中文詞源
overhaul 檢修，大修
over-,在上，haul,拉。原為航海術語，指把船帆索具拉起來進行大的修理，后詞義通用化。
英文詞源
- overhaul (v.)
- 1620s, from over- + haul (v.); originally nautical, "pull rigging apart for examination," which was done by slackening the rope by hauling in the opposite direction to that in which it is pulled in hoisting. Replaced overhale in sense of "overtake" (1793). Related: Overhauled; overhauling.
- overhaul (n.)
- 1826, from overhaul (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. The report recommends an overhaul of public finances.
- 該報告建議對公共財政進行徹底改革。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Overhaul your body with a cleansing detox.
- 通過清潔排毒法對身體進行“大掃除”。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.
- 眾所周知,鐵路系統需要大檢修.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.
- 王師傅主修這臺磨床.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. The country is planning a major overhaul of its highways.
- 該國正計劃對全國公路進行大規模的檢修.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》