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retool

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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re·tool /ˌriːˈtuːl/ verb  1 [transitive] American English informalORGANIZE to organize something in a new way 重新组织;改组 The College Board has retooled the admission exams. 大学委员会重新调整入学考试。2. [intransitive, transitive]TZTIF to change or replace the machines or tools in a factory (给)〔工厂〕更换机器[工具]
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Examples from the Corpus
retoolHow do I retool for a career change?Still, taking an already complex program and retooling it for the Internet must have been difficult.Should you close an antiquated plant, retool it, or sell it?On the strength of this, Tetley embarked on an 18-month factory retooling programme.Now the rapidly changing workplace meant men had to retool routinely too.They've successfully retooled their corporate image.Women had long been accustomed to taking time off from a career for family responsibilities, then retooling to come back.
From Longman Business Dictionaryretoolre‧tool /ˌriːˈtuːl/ verb1[intransitive, transitive]MANUFACTURING to change or replace the production equipment used in a factoryIt will spend $300 million retooling a plant to produce televisions.retool forThe company plans to shut two plants for a month to retool for the redesigned minivans.2[transitive] American English informal to change the way in which something is doneTwo big auction houses areretooling their salesstrategies in hopes of succeeding in a difficult market.retooling noun [uncountable]the high costs of retooling and operating a small-scale production facility→ See Verb table
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retool
retool /ˌriːˈtuːl/ verb
1. [transitive] American English informal to organize something in a new way:
    The College Board has retooled the admission exams.
2. [intransitive and transitive] to change or replace the machines or tools in a factory


re·toolBrE /ˌriːˈtuːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌriːˈtuːl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they retool BrE /ˌriːˈtuːl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈtuːl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it retools BrE /ˌriːˈtuːlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈtuːlz/ 🔊past simple retooled BrE /ˌriːˈtuːld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈtuːld/ 🔊past participle retooled BrE /ˌriːˈtuːld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈtuːld/ 🔊 -ing form retooling BrE /ˌriːˈtuːlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈtuːlɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) to replace or change the machines or equipment in a factory so that it can produce new or better goods 更换,重新装配(机器设备) [transitive] ~ sth (NAmE, informal) to organize sth in a new or different way 重新安排;重组