recapitulate /ˌriːkəˈpɪtjʊˌleɪt/ ( recapitulating, recapitulated, recapitulates )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I You can say that you are going to recapitulate the main points of an explanation, argument, or description when you want to draw attention to the fact that you are going to repeat the most important points as a summary. 概括

  例：

  Let's just recapitulate the essential points.

  让我们只概述一下基本要点吧。

  例：

  It will be put up for sale under the terms already communicated to you, which, to recapitulate, call for a very minimum of publicity.

  其销售将按照已讲的条件进行，概括地说，就是要求尽量少宣传。

• 2. 

  recapitulation N-SING 概括

  例：

  Chapter nine provides a valuable recapitulation of the material already presented.

  第9章对已经陈述过的材料进行了有价值的概括。