retrofit

英 ['retrəʊfɪt] 美 ['retroʊfɪt]

• v. (飞机等）式样翻新；改进
• n. 翻新；改进

英英释义

Noun:

1. a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured

2. the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured;

   "the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles"
   

Verb:

1. provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture;

   "They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors"
   

2. fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house;

   "The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing"
   

3. substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones;

   "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Engineered with a modular approach, NIBCO's electric and pneumatic actuation systems give you flexibility to actuate new valves or retrofit existing valves.
   由于采用模块式结构，美国尼伯科电动和气动执行机构系统可以灵活应用在新阀门或改进阀门上。

词汇搭配

• retrofit testing 改进测试