sum up(v.+adv.)
▲sum sb/sth⇔up
1.是…的总和〔总数〕; 合计 make a total (of an amount)
These ten books sum up this year's production.本年度共出版了十本书。
They summed up the money they spent last month.他们合计出了他们上个月所花金额的总数。
2.总结,概括 give a short account of (sth)
Many members spoke at the meeting, and finally the chairman summed up the discussion.许多成员在会上发了言,最后主席总结了这次讨论。
They sum up their experience at the end of every year as a rule.他们通常在年终总结经验。
You have only 100 words in which to sum up his speech.你只能用100字来概括他的讲话。
I can't sum up his whole philosophy in one sentence.我无法用一句话来概括他的全部人生观。
We can sum up the main point of the lesson in three sentences.我们可以用三句话来概括本课要点。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
It can be summed up in two words.这可以用三言两语概括起来。
3.向陪审团概述案情 (of a judge in a court of law) give the main facts of the case to the jury
When both sides have presented their case, the judge will sum it up.诉讼双方申述后,法官将向陪审团概述其要点。
The judge has a responsibility to sum up the case as clearly and fairly as possible.法官负有尽可能清楚、公正地概述案件的责任。
4.对…迅速作出判断或鉴定 judge (sb or sth) quickly
She quickly summed him up.她很快就对他的人品作出评论。
He was able to sum us up in a very short time.他能够在短时间内得出对我们的看法。
I can't sum him up, first he seems one kind of person and then another.我说不出他是什么样的人,他一会儿像这种人,一会儿又像另一种人。
