overhaul
英 [??v?'h??l]
美 ['ov?h?l]
- vt. 分解檢查，大修；追上并超過(guò)
- n. 徹底檢修，詳細(xì)檢查
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(shù)語(yǔ)，指把船帆索具拉起來(lái)進(jìn)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(yǔ)例句
- 1. The report recommends an overhaul of public finances.
- 該報(bào)告建議對(duì)公共財(cái)政進(jìn)行徹底改革。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Overhaul your body with a cleansing detox.
- 通過(guò)清潔排毒法對(duì)身體進(jìn)行“大掃除”。
來(lái)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(tǒng)需要大檢修.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.
- 王師傅主修這臺(tái)磨床.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. The country is planning a major overhaul of its highways.
- 該國(guó)正計(jì)劃對(duì)全國(guó)公路進(jìn)行大規(guī)模的檢修.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》