sum up

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB If you sum something up, you describe it as briefly as possible. 簡(jiǎn)述
One voter in Brasilia summed up the mood – "Politicians have lost credibility," he complained. 一位巴西利亞選民簡(jiǎn)述了人們的心情–“政治家們已喪失信譽(yù)，”他抱怨道。
2. PHRASAL VERB If something sums a person or situation up, it represents their most typical characteristics. 概括…的最典型特征
"I love my wife, my horse and my dog," he said, and that summed him up. “我愛我的妻子、我的馬和我的狗，”他說(shuō)道。那話概括了他的最典型特征。
3. PHRASAL VERB 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. 作總結(jié)
When the judge summed up, it was clear he wanted a guilty verdict. 當(dāng)法官作總結(jié)時(shí)，顯然他想要一個(gè)有罪判決。