retrofit

名词 retrofit:

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

动词 retrofit:

1. provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture
2. fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house
3. substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones

ret.ro.fit

v.（动词）
ret.ro.fit.ted,ret.ro.fit.ting,ret.ro.fits
v.tr.（及物动词）
To provide (a jet, an automobile, a computer, or a factory, for example) with parts, devices, or equipment not in existence or available at the time of original manufacture.
以改进型设备装备：为（例如喷气机，汽车，计算机或工厂）提供在初始制造阶段不存在或不能得到的部件、设备或装备
To install or fit (a device or system, for example) for use in or on an existing structure, especially an older dwelling.
作改型翻新：在现存的结构内或其上（尤其是较老的住所）安装或装设（设备或系统）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To fit into or onto equipment already in existence or service.
改进：对已存在或正在使用的设备内部或外部进行安装配备
To substitute new or modernized parts or systems for older equipment:
装备：用新的或现代化的部件或系统代替较老的装备：
例句：
an industrial plant that was retrofitting to meet new safety regulations.
正在重新装备工业企业以满足适应新的安全规则

n.（名词）
Something that has been retrofitted or that has undergone retrofitting.
改进：已经或正在经受装备的东西
An instance of modernizing or expanding with new or modified parts, devices, systems, or equipment:
翻新：用新的或改造过的部件、设备、系统或装备来实行现代化或进行扩建的事例：
例句：
a retrofit for the heating system.
供热系统的改型翻新

adj.（形容词）
Relating to or being a retrofit:
翻新的：关于或作为翻新的：
例句：
a retrofit kit for the homeowner; an energy-saving retrofit program; a large retrofit market.
房主的改建用的工具；节能改型方案；巨大的装备翻新市场

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ret.rofit.table
adj.（形容词）
ret.rofit.ter
n.（名词）