summarize

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Tóm tắt, khái quát

BrE /ˈsʌmər.aɪz/ AmE /ˈsə.məˌraɪz/

verb en → vi

past summarized pp summarized ing summarizing

1 CONCISE DESCRIPTION [transitive, T + obj] B1

Tóm tắt, khái quát

to give a short description of the main points or ideas in something such as a book, article, speech, etc.

  • summarize something for somebody
  • summarize something to somebody

Collocations summarize a report · summarize an article

  • She summarized the main points of her argument.

    Cô ấy đã tóm tắt những điểm chính trong lập luận của mình.

2 ABRIDGE [transitive, T + obj] B2

Tóm tắt, lược bớt chi tiết

to make something shorter by leaving out some of the details but keeping all the main points or ideas.

  • summarize something for somebody

Collocations summarize a book · summarize an article

  • The report was summarized in the newspaper.

    Báo chí đã tóm tắt báo cáo trong bài viết.