| 释义 | retrofitret‧ro‧fit /ˈretrəʊfɪt $ -troʊ-/ verb (past tense and past participle retrofitted, present participle retrofitting) [transitive]    VERB TABLEretrofit |
 | Present | I, you, we, they | retrofit |  |  | he, she, it | retrofits |  | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | retrofitted |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have retrofitted |  |  | he, she, it | has retrofitted |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had retrofitted |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will retrofit |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have retrofitted | 
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 | Present | I | am retrofitting |  |  | he, she, it | is retrofitting |  |  | you, we, they | are retrofitting |  | Past | I, he, she, it | was retrofitting |  |  | you, we, they | were retrofitting |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been retrofitting |  |  | he, she, it | has been retrofitting |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been retrofitting |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be retrofitting |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been retrofitting | 
to improve a machine, piece of equipment, building etc by putting new and better parts in it after it has been used for some time:Some manufacturers are already offering to retrofit old models with catalytic converters.The latest build is air-conditioned, and following the final deliveries Adtranz is to retrofit the earlier cars with full air-conditioning.
 plans to retrofit oil boilers—retrofit noun [countable]—retrofitting noun [uncountable] |