1PHRASAL VERB 简而言之;概括地说 If you sum something up, you describe it as briefly as possible. 简而言之;概括地说
One voter in Brasilia summed up the mood — 'Politicians have lost credibility,' he complained. [VERBPREP. noun]
一位巴西利亚的选民将人们的心情一言概之—“政客们已无信誉可言”,他抱怨道。
Obree summed his weekend up in one word: 'Disastrous.' [VERB noun PREP.]
奥布瑞用一个词总结了他的周末经历:“灾难。”
SYN summarize, express concisely, express pithily, express in a word
2PHRASAL VERB 总结;概括 If something sums a person or situation up, it represents their most typical characteristics. 总结;概括
'I love my wife, my horse and my dog,' he said, and that summed him up. [VERB noun PREP.]
他说:“我爱我的妻子、我的马和我的狗。”他大致上就是这么一个人。
Sadly, the feud sums up the relationship between Lord Bath and the man who succeeds him. [VERBPREP. noun]
不幸的是,巴思勋爵和他的继任者之间的关系只能用“积怨已久”来概括。
3PHRASAL VERB (在发言后或文章结尾处)作总结;(法官审理结束前)作结案陈词 If you sum up after a speech or at the end of a piece of writing, you briefly state the main points again. When a judge sums up after a trial, he reminds the jury of the evidence and the main arguments of the case they have heard. (在发言后或文章结尾处)作总结;(法官审理结束前)作结案陈词
When the judge summed up, it was clear he wanted a guilty verdict. [VERBPREP.]
当法官作结案陈词时,他明显想作出有罪裁决。
To sum up: We welcome the statement of the Government and appreciate its willingness and commitment to work cooperatively with us. [VERBPREP.]