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单词 précis
释义 Seeprecis
(noun) 
Definition
a short summary of a longer text
a nine-page précis of the manuscript
Synonyms
summary
Here's a summary of the day's news.
résumé
I will leave you a résumé of his speech.
outline
There follows an outline of the survey findings.
abstract
If you want to submit a paper, you must supply an abstract.
sketch
digest
a regular digest of environmental statistics
rundown
Here's a rundown of the options.
condensation
a condensation of a book that offers ten ways to be a better manager
compendium
His book is a delightful compendium of miscellaneous knowledge.
synopsis
For each title there is a brief synopsis of the book.
aperçu (French)
abridgment
The issue of abridgment is in the author's hands.
(verb) 
Definition
to make a précis of
a cleverly precised distillation of everything he had written
Synonyms
summarize
To summarize, this is a clever approach to a common problem.
outline
The methods outlined in this book are only suggestions.
abstract
sum up
When the judge summed up it was clear he wanted a guilty verdict.
shorten
The day surgery will help to shorten waiting lists.
compress
Textbooks compressed six millennia of Egyptian history into a few pages.
condense
The English translation has been condensed into a single more readable book.
abridge
We don't abridge any of the stories we publish.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abridge
Definition
to shorten a written work by taking out parts
We don't abridge any of the stories we publish.
Synonyms
shorten,
reduce,
contract,
trim,
clip,
diminish,
decrease,
abstract,
digest,
cut down,
cut back,
cut,
prune,
concentrate,
lessen,
summarize,
compress,
curtail,
condense,
abbreviate,
truncate,
epitomize,
downsize,
précis,
synopsize (US)
in the sense of abridgment
The issue of abridgment is in the author's hands.
Synonyms
shortening,
reduction,
résumé,
outline,
restriction,
diminishing,
decrease,
limitation,
summary,
abstract,
digest,
contraction,
cutting,
lessening,
epitome,
abbreviation,
condensation,
compendium,
synopsis,
diminution,
curtailment,
précis,
conspectus (formal)
in the sense of abstract
Definition
a summary
If you want to submit a paper, you must supply an abstract.
Synonyms
summary,
résumé,
outline,
extract,
essence,
summing-up,
digest,
epitome,
rundown,
condensation,
compendium,
synopsis,
précis,
recapitulation,
review,
abridgment

Nearby words of
précis

  • precipice
  • precipitate
  • precipitous
  • précis
  • precise
  • precisely
  • precision

Synonyms of 'précis'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of abstract
Definition
to summarize
Synonyms
summarize,
outline,
digest,
shorten,
condense,
abbreviate,
epitomize,
abridge,
précis,
synopsize (US)
in the sense of compendium
Definition
a concise but comprehensive summary
His book is a delightful compendium of miscellaneous knowledge.
Synonyms
collection,
summary,
abstract,
digest,
compilation,
epitome,
synopsis,
précis
in the sense of compress
Definition
to condense
Textbooks compressed six millennia of Egyptian history into a few pages.
Synonyms
condense,
contract,
concentrate,
compact,
shorten,
summarize,
abbreviate,
zip
in the sense of condensation
a condensation of a book that offers ten ways to be a better manager
Synonyms
abridgment,
summary,
abstract,
digest,
contraction,
synopsis,
curtailment,
précis,
encapsulation
in the sense of condense
Definition
to express in fewer words
The English translation has been condensed into a single more readable book.
Synonyms
abridge,
contract,
concentrate,
compact,
shorten,
summarize,
compress,
curtail,
encapsulate,
abbreviate,
epitomize,
précis
in the sense of digest
Definition
a shortened version of a book, report, or article
a regular digest of environmental statistics
Synonyms
summary,
résumé,
abstract,
epitome,
condensation,
compendium,
synopsis,
précis,
abridgment
in the sense of outline
Definition
a general explanation or description of something, which does not give all the details
There follows an outline of the survey findings.
Synonyms
summary,
review,
résumé,
abstract,
summing-up,
digest,
rundown,
compendium,
main features,
synopsis,
rough idea,
précis,
bare facts,
thumbnail sketch,
recapitulation,
abridgment
in the sense of outline
Definition
to give the main features or general idea of (something)
The methods outlined in this book are only suggestions.
Synonyms
summarize,
review,
draft,
plan,
trace,
sketch (in),
sum up,
encapsulate,
delineate,
rough out,
adumbrate
in the sense of rundown
Definition
a brief review or summary
Here's a rundown of the options.
Synonyms
summary,
review,
briefing,
résumé,
outline,
sketch,
run-through,
synopsis,
recap (informal),
précis
in the sense of résumé
Definition
a short descriptive summary
I will leave you a résumé of his speech.
Synonyms
summary,
synopsis,
abstract,
précis,
review,
digest,
epitome,
rundown,
recapitulation

Additional synonyms

in the sense of shorten
Definition
to make or become short or shorter
The day surgery will help to shorten waiting lists.
Synonyms
cut,
reduce,
decrease,
cut down,
trim,
diminish,
dock,
cut back,
prune,
lessen,
curtail,
abbreviate,
truncate,
abridge,
downsize
in the sense of sum up
When the judge summed up it was clear he wanted a guilty verdict.
Synonyms
summarize,
review,
recapitulate,
close,
conclude,
put something in a nutshell
in the sense of synopsis
Definition
a brief review or outline of a subject
For each title there is a brief synopsis of the book.
Synonyms
summary,
review,
résumé,
outline,
abstract,
digest,
epitome,
rundown,
condensation,
compendium,
précis,
aperçu,
abridgment,
conspectus (formal),
outline sketch
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