summarize
verb[IorT]
(UKusuallysummarise)uk/ˈsʌm.ər.aɪz/us/ˈsʌm.ə.raɪz/C1
toexpressthe mostimportantfactsorideasabout something or someone in ashortandclearform:
总结,概述,概括I'll just summarize themainpointsof theargumentin a few words.我会用几句话把争论的要点概括一下。
To summarize, webelievethecompanycannotcontinueinitspresentform.总而言之,我们认为公司不能再以目前的方式继续经营下去。
- Shebeganto summarize thesalientfeatures/pointsof theproposal.
- Can you summarize what it is that makes youthinkyou would besuitablefor thisjob?
- He summarized themainpointsfrom themeeting.
- Thisdocumentsummarizes all thepreviousreports.
Summaries and summarizing
- abridgment
- abstract
- biodata
- catch-all
- curriculum vitae
- executive summary
- gist
- handout
- in shortidiom
- recap
- recapitulation
- resume
- shorthand
- shorthand forsomethingidiom
- story
- sum(something/someone)up
- the long and the short of itidiom
- TLDR
- to cut a long story shortidiom
- trot