retool

Thân thiện

The factory will retool its assembly line next month.

Definition

1. Verb (Transitive):
   • To provide a workshop, factory, or system with new or different tools or machinery.
   • To revise, reorganize, or restructure something thoroughly, especially to update it, improve its efficiency, or adapt it for a new purpose.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The company decided to retool its main production line to manufacture electric vehicles.
  • After the software update, we need to retool our workflow to take advantage of the new features.
  • To compete in the modern market, the university plans to retool its engineering curriculum.

Advanced Usage

• The word often implies a significant, fundamental change rather than a minor adjustment. It is commonly used in business, industry, and technology contexts.
• "Retool for": To adapt or reorganize specifically for a new purpose or goal.
  • The research team had to retool for the sudden change in project objectives.
• The concept can be applied abstractly to skills, strategies, or organizations.
  • She spent the summer retooling her skills in data analysis.

Variants and Related Words

• Tooling (n): The collection of tools, or the process of designing and making tools. Retooling involves changing the tooling.
• Retooling (n): The act or process of retooling.
  • The factory shutdown was necessary for its retooling.

Synonyms

• Re-equip: To provide with new equipment.
• Reorganize: To change the way something is organized or structured.
• Revamp: To give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to.
• Restructure: To organize differently.

Related Phrasal Verbs / Constructions

• Retool something for something: To adapt something for a specific new use or purpose.
  • The marketing department was retooled for the digital age.

Related Idioms

• Go back to the drawing board: While not a direct synonym, this idiom shares the concept of making a fundamental revision, often after a failure. Retooling is the active process of making those revisions.

Học thuật

Verb

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• revise