| 单词 | summary |
| 释义 | summary (once / 472 pages) adjn A summary gives a short overview, or the main points, of something longer. She talked for days about the 800-page romantic novel, but her boyfriend's summary was "Girl meets boy, boy meets girl, boy rides horse into sunset, girl meets new boy. The end." Summary is a noun, and "summery" is an adjective, but they sound alike and both describe something short. A summer feels like a short piece of a long year, and a summary is a short statement about a longer piece. When a long speech or writing needs retelling in a short amount of time, a summary sums up the meaning in much fewer words. Often a book cover has a summary of what's inside, and an introduction has a summary of the main points in a chapter. WORD FAMILYsummary: summaries, summarily, summarise, summarize+/summarise: summarisation, summarised, summarises, summarising/summarize: summarization, summarized, summarizes, summarizing USAGE EXAMPLESHere is a summary of some of the high points, from my perspective. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) In summary: the manager did his job, but was let down by the pesky players. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) British officials said they regarded Mr. Kerry’s speech as a thoughtful summary of longstanding British and European concerns about the direction of Israeli politics. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1adj briefly giving the gist of something a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject Syn compact, compendious, succinct concise expressing much in few words 2adj performed speedily and without formality a summary execution summary justice Syn drumhead unofficial not having official authority or sanction 3n a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form he gave a summary of the conclusions Syn|Hypo|Hyper sum-up argument, literary argument a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie capitulationa summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic compendiuma concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work abridgement, abridgment, capsule, condensationa shortened version of a written work conspectusan overall summary CV, curriculum vitae, resumea summary of your academic and work history line scorea summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form) abstract, outline, precis, synopsisa sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory overviewa general summary of a subject roundupa summary list; as in e.g. "a news roundup" resume, sketch, surveyshort descriptive summary (of events) rundown, summation, summing upa concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) briefa condensed written summary or abstract apercua short synopsis epitomea brief abstract (as of an article or book) recap, recapitulation, reviewa summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion statement a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc |
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