/ˈsʌməri ||; ˈsʌmərɪ/noun
[C] (pluralsummaries) a short description of the main ideas or points of sth but without any details 撮要;摘要:
A brief summary of the experiment is given at the beginning of the report.报告一开头就提出该项试验的内容撮要。 [SYN] précis 同义词为précis➔summarize(also -ise) /ˈsʌməraɪz ||; ˈsʌməˌraɪz/ verb [I,T]
Could you summarize the story so far?你能否概述到目前为止的故事发展?
summary²
/ˈsʌməri ||; ˈsʌmərɪ/adj
(formal 正式) done quickly and without taking time to consider whether it is the right thing to do or following the right process 当场的;即刻的:
a summary judgment当场裁决
summary1/ˋsʌmərI; ˈsʌməri/n [C] plural summaries a short statement that gives the main information about something 总结﹐概要﹐摘要: I’ve given a brief summary on a separate sheet. 我把摘要写在单独一页上。
summary2adj [only before noun 仅用于名词前] formal done immediately, without following the usual processes or rules【正式】即时的﹐当场的〔指没有遵循一般的程序或规定〕: summary executions 立即处决