retool

英 [riː'tuːl] 美[,ri'tul]
  • vt. 重组;重新装备
  • vi. 更换工具;重新装备;更换机械设备

TOEFL

英英释义


1. revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving;
"We must retool the town's economy"
2. provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools

实用场景例句


In the computer industry, engineers have to retool frequently.
在电脑业中, 工程师必须经常以新知识充实装备自己.

辞典例句

中文词源


retool 重新装配机器设备

re-,再,重新,tool,工具。

双语例句


1. In the computer industry, engineers have to retool frequently.
在电脑业中, 工程师必须经常以新知识充实装备自己.

来自辞典例句

2. We must retool the town's economy.
我们必须对乡镇经济进行重组.

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英文词源


retool (v.)
1866, "to shape again with a tool," from re- "back, again" + tool (v.). Meaning "to furnish a factory with new equipment" is recorded from 1940. Related: Retooled; retooling.

词态变化


第三人称单数: retools;过去式: retooled;过去分词: retooled;现在分词: retooling;