retread

名词 retread:

1. a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
   同义词：recap

动词 retread:

1. use again in altered form
   同义词：rework, make over
2. give new treads to (a tire)
   同义词：remold, remould

re.tread

v.tr.（及物动词）
re.tread.ed,re.tread.ing,re.treads
To fit (a worn automotive tire) with a new tread.
装新胎面：给（破旧的汽车轮胎）安装新胎面
To make or do over again, especially with minimal revision; rehash:
把…旧翻新：重新做或全部重做，尤指进行小的修改；改头换面：
例句：
retreading a familiar story line.
改编一个熟悉故事的主线

n.（名词）

A tire that has been fitted with a new tread.
翻新的旧轮胎：已安装新胎面的轮胎
A revision or reworking; a remake or rehash:
旧翻新的东西：修订本或修改本；重造物或改头换面的产品：
例句：
a trite retread of an old musical.
一部旧音乐喜剧的翻版

Informal A person who has been retrained for work.
【非正式用语】 已进行了再就业培训的人