retool

英 [ˌriːˈtuːl]

美 [ˌriːˈtuːl]

v.  更换，重新装配(机器设备); 重新安排; 重组

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

TOEFL化学

COCA.17351

牛津词典

verb

• 更换，重新装配（机器设备）
  to replace or change the machines or equipment in a factory so that it can produce new or better goods
• 重新安排；重组
  to organize sth in a new or different way

柯林斯词典

• VERB 重新装备，更换(机器设备等)
  If the machines in a factory or the items of equipment used by a firmare retooled, they are replaced or changed so that they can do new tasks.
  1. Each time the product changes, the machines have to be retooled.
     每次更换产品，就得重新装备机器。

英英释义

verb

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

双语例句

• HP is considering a spin-off of its PC unit and killing its tablet and phone models in an aggressive bid to retool itself.
  惠普（HP）正在考虑拆分PC部门，“枪毙”其平板电脑和手机业务，以积极进行重组。
• Each time the product changes, the machines have to be retooled.
  每次更换产品，就得重新装备机器。
• And I'll help our auto companies retool, so that the fuel efficient cars of the future are built right here in America.
  我也将帮助我们的汽车行业进行重组，以使未来的高能效的汽车就在美国国内生产。
• Countries with well-established health systems, on the other hand, might find it more difficult to retool.
  那些拥有完善的卫生保健体系的国家，从另一方面来说，会觉得很难进行革新。
• British Columbia and the federal government have embarked on a massive push, spending billions of dollars, to retool the country's infrastructure to facilitate more trade with Asia.
  不列颠哥伦比亚省和加拿大联邦政府已经启动了一个耗资数十亿美元的大型计划来改造国内的基础设施，以此促进与亚洲贸易的增长。
• Java classes are inherited, and the cost in time and effort to retool them is greater than any clear benefit.
  Java类是继承的，对它们进行重新组织在时间和工作量方面的成本可能会超过带来的好处。
• Hopefully, you can use the concepts and code provided here to enrich your own application without having to entirely retool your code.
  如果一切顺利，您能够使用本文给出的理念和代码丰富您自己的应用程序，而不必彻底重组您的代码。
• An online calculator can quickly give you an estimate, so you can start to retool your approach to saving for retirement.
  一个在线的计算器会很快给你一个预估，这样你就能重新计算你现在为了退休后的生活应该怎样储蓄了。
• Some might need to build up or retool their healthcare infrastructure.
  有些可能需要新建或更新它们的卫生保健基础设施。
• They must retool to tap more sophisticated export niches or reorient themselves to sell to the domestic market.
  他们要么必须重组业务，开发更加高端的出口利基市场，要么必须对自身进行重新定位，转向国内市场。