summarise
/'sʌməraiz/ Cách viết khác : (summarise) /'sʌməraiz/
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Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To give a brief statement of the main points of something longer or more detailed.
- To be or constitute a concise version of a longer text or speech.
Usage
- The verb "summarise" is used when you need to condense information, such as a report, article, book, or speech, into its most essential elements.
- It is often followed by the object being condensed (e.g., summarise a book, summarise the findings).
- It can be used in both active ("She will summarise the article") and passive ("The report was summarised in one page") constructions.
Examples
- Active voice:
- Please summarise the main arguments of the chapter.
- The manager asked her to summarise the meeting's conclusions.
- Passive voice:
- The complex legal document was summarised for the jury.
- His entire career can be summarised in three key achievements.
Advanced Usage
- "To summarise" (as a discourse marker): Used to introduce a concluding statement.
- To summarise, we need to increase investment and improve communication.
- "Summarise as": To describe something concisely in a specific way.
- His philosophy can be summarised as "live and let live".
Variants and Related Words
- Summary (n): A brief statement or account of the main points.
- She wrote a one-page summary of the proposal.
- Summarily (adv): In a summary manner; without delay or formality.
- The officer dealt with the matter summarily.
- Summarisation/Summarization (n): The process of summarising.
- Automatic text summarisation is a complex computing task.
Synonyms
- Condense: To make something more concise.
- Outline: To give the main points or general idea.
- Recapitulate: To summarise and restate the main points.
Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Summarise" itself does not commonly form phrasal verbs. The action of summarising is often expressed with the verb alone or with phrases like "sum up".)
Related Idioms
- To sum up: This is a near-identical phrase often used interchangeably with "to summarise," especially to introduce a conclusion.
- To sum up, the project was a success despite the challenges.
Verb
- give a summary (of)
- he summed up his results
- I will now summarize
- be a summary of
- The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper