summarised

/ˈsʌm.ər.aɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsʌm.ə.raɪz/ (ame, ipa)

summarised — verb

  • summarisedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • summariseds3rd person singular
  • summariseding-ing form
  • summarisededpast simple

1. to give only the most important information from a longer text or talk, putting

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to give only the most important information from a longer text or talk, putting it into a brief form

例句

Camila summarised the main argument of the article for the class.

summarise + direct object (the main argument)

The teacher asked Gabriel to summarise the story in three sentences.

summarise + in + number of sentences

同義詞
  • outline

    emphasises giving the structure or main shape of something, often in an ordered list

  • recap

    informal; a quick spoken restatement of what happened, common in meetings and conversations

  • condense

    focuses on shortening and reducing length, often by cutting detail rather than selecting key points

  • digest

    implies processing and reorganising information into a shorter, more usable form

反義詞
  • elaborate

    to give more detail rather than less

  • expand on

    to add more information, the opposite of shortening

文法句型

summarise + noun phrase

summarise + by + present participle

用法筆記

British English spelling; American English uses 'summarized'. When the subject is a document, chapter, or piece of writing rather than a person, the meaning shifts slightly to 'serves as a summary of' rather than 'actively produces a summary' — e.g., 'The final chapter summarises the book's findings.'

常見錯誤

❌He summarised about the main points of the lecture.
✅He summarised the main points of the lecture.
💡'summarise' takes a direct object; do not use 'about' after it.