sum up
sum up phrasal verb (see also sum)
1. to give the main information in a report, speech etc in a short statement at the end
SYN summarize:
Gerald will open the debate and I will sum up.
to sum up
To sum up, for a healthy heart you must take regular exercise and stop smoking.
sum something ↔ up
In your final paragraph, sum up your argument.
2. when a judge sums up or sums up the case at the end of a trial, he or she explains the main facts of the case ⇨ summing-up
3. sum something ↔ up to describe something using only a few words
SYN summarize:
The city’s problem can be summed up in three words: too many people.
4. sum something ↔ up to show the most typical qualities of someone or something:
That image sums up the whole film.
5. sum somebody/something ↔ up to form a judgment or opinion about someone or something
SYN assess:
Pat summed up the situation at a glance.
6. that (about) sums it up spoken used to say that a description of a situation is correct:
‘So you want us to help you change but you don’t believe change is possible?’ ‘That about sums it up.’
sum up phrasal verb (see also sum)
1. to give the main information in a report, speech etc in a short statement at the end
SYN summarize:
to sum up
sum something ↔ up
2. when a judge sums up or sums up the case at the end of a trial, he or she explains the main facts of the case ⇨ summing-up
3. sum something ↔ up to describe something using only a few words
SYN summarize:
4. sum something ↔ up to show the most typical qualities of someone or something:
5. sum somebody/something ↔ up to form a judgment or opinion about someone or something
SYN assess:
6. that (about) sums it up spoken used to say that a description of a situation is correct:
Summing up an argument 总结论点
◆ In conclusion , the study has provided useful insights into the issues relating to people's perception of crime.综上所述，本研究为人们对犯罪活动的认识问题提供了有益的见解。 ◆ Based on this study, it can be concluded that the introduction of new street lighting did not reduce reported crime.基于这项研究可以得出这样的结论：增加街道照明设备并没有使犯罪案件报案数量减少。 ◆ To sum up , no evidence can be found to support the view that improved street lighting reduces reported crime.总而言之，没有证据表明街道照明的改进能使犯罪案件报案数量减少。 ◆ The available evidence clearly leads to the conclusion that the media do have an influence on the public perception of crime.现有证据显然可以得出这一结论：公众对犯罪活动的认识确实受到媒体的影响。 ◆ The main conclusion to be drawn from this study is that public perception of crime is significantly influenced by crime news reporting.本研究可以得出的一个主要结论是：公众对犯罪活动的认识受到犯罪新闻报道的很大影响。 ◆ This study has shown that people's fear of crime is out of all proportion to crime itself.本研究表明，人们对犯罪活动的恐惧与犯罪活动本身并不相称。 ◆ Fear of crime is out of all proportion to the actual level of crime, and the reasons for this can be summarized as follows . First…对犯罪活动的恐惧与实际犯罪水平并不相称，其原因可归结为以下几点。第一，… ◆ Overall /In general , women are more likely than men to feel insecure walking alone after dark.一般情况下，天黑后独自行走，女人比男人更容易感到不安全。
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