recap
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈriː.kæp//ˌriːˈkæp/us/ˈriː.kæp//ˌriːˈkæp/-pp-torepeatthemainpointsof anexplanationor adescription:
Finally, theteacherrecapped themainpointsof thelesson.最后老师又概括了一下这一课的重点。
To recap,ourmainaimis toincreasesalesby 15percentthisyear.简要地说,我们的主要目标是把今年的销售额提高15%。
- We'll just recapbrieflyon what we did.
- Let me just recap here incasewe'relosingtrack.
- It isworthrecapping themaindevelopmentsover the pastdecadeasbackgroundto thisperspective.
Saying again
- dinsomethingintosomeone
- drill
- drum
- drumsomethingintosomeone
- echo
- flog
- flogyourselfto deathidiom
- hammer
- iterate
- labour
- labour the pointidiom
- reaffirm
- rehearse
- rephrase
- restate
- restatement
- retell
- retread
- retweet
- run over/throughsomething
recap
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/ˈriː.kæp/us/ˈriː.kæp/theactofrepeatingthemainpointsof anexplanationordescription:
Could you give me aquickrecaponwhathappenedin themeeting?
Perhaps a recapofrecenteventsisrequired.
- Here's abriefrecap of what hashappenedsofar.
- I'll give afullrecap when I'm back, but I have had anexcellenttrip.
- Those whologon canreadrecaps of thepreviousnight'sraces.
Summaries and summarizing
- abridgment
- abstract
- biodata
- catch-all
- curriculum vitae
- executive summary
- gist
- handout
- in shortidiom
- recapitulation
- resume
- shorthand
- shorthand forsomethingidiom
- story
- sum(something/someone)up
- synoptic
- the long and the short of itidiom
- TLDR
- to cut a long story shortidiom
- trot