summarize

summarize — verb

1. to explain the main points of a longer piece of writing, a speech, or a meeting

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

to explain the main points of a longer piece of writing, a speech, or a meeting in a brief and clear way

例句

Élise summarized the three-hundred-page report for her manager in just two paragraphs.

summarize + noun phrase + for + person

Wren summarized each chapter as a short list of key dates for the exam.

summarize + noun phrase + into [condensed form]

同義詞
  • condense

    suggests making something more compact, often by reducing word count rather than restructuring the content

  • outline

    focuses on the main structure or headings rather than covering every key point in detail

  • recap

    informal; used mainly in spoken contexts to quickly remind someone of what was said or happened

反義詞
  • elaborate

    to add more detail and explanation, the opposite of condensing information

文法句型

summarize + noun phrase

summarize + noun phrase + for + person

summarize + noun phrase + into + noun phrase

to summarize (discourse marker)

用法筆記

Both transitive and intransitive uses are common. The intransitive discourse-marker use ('To summarize,…') is used mainly in spoken or written concluding statements and takes a comma after the phrase.

常見錯誤

❌Please summarize me the report.
✅Please summarize the report for me.
💡'summarize' does not take an indirect object directly; use 'for' to introduce the person receiving the summary.
❌She summarized the novel but she also concluded it with her own opinion.
✅She summarized the novel and then added her own conclusion.
💡'summarize' means to restate the main points; 'conclude' means to end with a final judgment.