The verb is pronounced /???v?'h??l/. The noun is pronounced /'??v?h??l/. 動(dòng)詞讀作 /???v?'h??l/。名詞讀作 /'??v?h??l/。
1. 大修；徹底檢修；全面檢查 If a piece of equipment is overhauled, it is cleaned, checked thoroughly, and repaired if necessary.
e.g. They had ensured the plumbing was overhauled a year ago... 他們曾保證水管一年前徹底檢修過(guò)。 e.g. Our car was towed away to have its suspension overhauled. 我們的車(chē)被拖走了，要對懸架進(jìn)行大修。
2. 對…進(jìn)行徹底革新；全面修訂 If you overhaul a system or method, you examine it carefully and make many changes in it in order to improve it.
overhaul的反義詞
e.g. The government said it wanted to overhaul the employment training scheme to make it cost effective... 政府表示希望徹底改革就業(yè)培訓計劃以實(shí)現低成本高效益。 e.g. The legal system needs to be overhauled. 有必要對這套法律體系進(jìn)行全面修正。
3. （尤指在體育比賽中）趕上，超過(guò)，超越 If someone overhauls a person who is ahead of them, especially in a sports competition, they pass them or become more successful than them.
overhaul
e.g. Argentina need to beat Peru by at least four goals to overhaul Brazil and reach the final itself... 阿根廷隊至少要贏(yíng)秘魯隊4球才能超越巴西隊進(jìn)入決賽。 e.g. Beattie led for several laps before he was overhauled by Itoh. 比蒂在被伊藤趕超之前，曾有幾圈一直處于領(lǐng)先。
overhaul英英釋義
noun
1. the act of improving by renewing and restoring
e.g. they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property a major overhal of the healthcare system was proposed
Synonym: renovationredevelopment
2. periodic maintenance on a car or machine
e.g. it was time for an overhaul on the tractor
Synonym: inspection and repairservice
verb
1. make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
e.g. You should overhaul your car engine overhaul the health care system