| 单词 | overhaul |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [`əuvə'hɔ:l] |
| 解释 | v.彻底检查；大修 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v./n. 彻底检查(to check thoroughly)；大修(thorough restoration) 【记】 over(全部)+haul(拉 ，拖)→全部拉上来修 理→大修_ 【例】 The old system of education should be overhauled. |
| 字源 | 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.). |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】haul over |
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