Definition of summing-up in English:

summing-up

nounsʌmɪŋˈʌpˌsəmɪŋˈəp

1A restatement of the main points of an argument, case, etc.
he was obviously startled at her cynical summing-up of his offer
Example sentencesExamples
- According to McKean, museums around the world are shying away from trying to encapsulate the last century, with many feeling it is still too early for a summing-up.
- When I did my summing-up of 2003, I was terribly disappointed to find that I'd only read 37 books last year, and I was determined that I'd get through 50 this year.
- But the work is more a summing-up of his conservative past and echoes of Lilburn's landscape writing are all too pervasive.
- It is a fascinating, engrossing book, and, simply as a summing-up, it is an important book.
- There is little doubt that the summing-up was not as favourable as Forbes would probably have given.
- But the best summing-up was delivered by Ben Crenshaw when he stated ‘Seve plays shots I don't even see in my dreams!’
- The addition of such a summing-up is fairly standard among the major figures from before 1800, which often means that the history of the reception of their music is newly considered but not the music itself.
- But God's final message to man, a reconfirmation of the eternal message and a summing-up of all that has gone before, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through Archangel Gabriel.
- Besides, you want to know what's happening while it's happening, not in a lazy summing-up a week after the votes have been counted.
- Ali offers an objective summing-up of the life of one of South Africa's greatest icons, and therein lies its credibility.
- A Tropical Farewell, the last concert in Civic Theatre, did seem to be something of a summing-up: Sculthorpe again and two big Romantic pieces played by half of the festival artists.
- This article in the Times of London seemed a particularly rich summing-up of the Pope's transition out of life.
- It was a perfect summing-up of the whole affair: the super-articulate author of The Corrections dismissed by his would-be sponsor in a non-word.
- The Dodsons' obsession with wills and funerals depicts their view of death as a great final summing-up, a logical extension of a measured, prudent, and frugal life.
- Hearing them side by side was an education as well as a pleasure and Shelley's judicious summing-up of their stylistic differences revealed much about the 26-year-old Mozart's developing genius.
- Based on a true story it may be, but it is drama rather than documentary, an accurate summing-up of collective experience rather than a meticulous detailing of one personal history.
- Say how far you consider this a fair summing-up of The Clerk's Tale.
- ‘Think of Greece and think of Russia and combine the two,’ he said, trying to explain in brief his summing-up of Bulgaria.
- What intrigued me was the contrast in the entries for Agatha Christie and Dorothy L.Sayers, who of course were two of the period's most celebrated crime writers, especially the summing-up.
- The overture is a magnificent summing-up of the trials and tribulations, the twists and turns in the plot, and a splendid taster for the delights to come.
Synonyms
assessment, evaluation, estimation, judgement, rating, gauging, sizing up, consideration
1. 1.1Law A judge's review of evidence at the end of a case, with a direction to the jury regarding points of law.
  his summing-up left the jury in no doubt about his own views
  Example sentencesExamples
  The judge's comment to the jury in his summing-up shows the difficulty in accepting that account.
  In her summing-up the judge tells the jury that they may take Ben's good character evidence as relevant to his lack of credibility and his propensity to commit offences.
  In his summing-up to the jury the trial judge noted that the witnesses had arrived in court in a blaze of publicity and many had faced a bevy of photographers.
  In the course of his careful summing-up the judge did give other directions which were relevant.
  These are all matters correctly mentioned by the judge in his ruling in this particular case and also in his summing-up to the jury.
  Synonyms
  synopsis, precis, résumé, abstract, abridgement, digest, compendium, condensation, encapsulation, abbreviated version

Rhymes

cup, grown-up, pup, scup, straight-up, stuck-up, sup, totting-up, two-up, up, washing-up

Definition of summing-up in US English:

summing-up

nounˌsəmiNGˈəpˌsəmɪŋˈəp

A restatement of the main points of an argument, case, etc.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is a fascinating, engrossing book, and, simply as a summing-up, it is an important book.
- When I did my summing-up of 2003, I was terribly disappointed to find that I'd only read 37 books last year, and I was determined that I'd get through 50 this year.
- What intrigued me was the contrast in the entries for Agatha Christie and Dorothy L.Sayers, who of course were two of the period's most celebrated crime writers, especially the summing-up.
- ‘Think of Greece and think of Russia and combine the two,’ he said, trying to explain in brief his summing-up of Bulgaria.
- The overture is a magnificent summing-up of the trials and tribulations, the twists and turns in the plot, and a splendid taster for the delights to come.
- Ali offers an objective summing-up of the life of one of South Africa's greatest icons, and therein lies its credibility.
- But the best summing-up was delivered by Ben Crenshaw when he stated ‘Seve plays shots I don't even see in my dreams!’
- Hearing them side by side was an education as well as a pleasure and Shelley's judicious summing-up of their stylistic differences revealed much about the 26-year-old Mozart's developing genius.
- This article in the Times of London seemed a particularly rich summing-up of the Pope's transition out of life.
- Say how far you consider this a fair summing-up of The Clerk's Tale.
- The Dodsons' obsession with wills and funerals depicts their view of death as a great final summing-up, a logical extension of a measured, prudent, and frugal life.
- Based on a true story it may be, but it is drama rather than documentary, an accurate summing-up of collective experience rather than a meticulous detailing of one personal history.
- Besides, you want to know what's happening while it's happening, not in a lazy summing-up a week after the votes have been counted.
- But the work is more a summing-up of his conservative past and echoes of Lilburn's landscape writing are all too pervasive.
- There is little doubt that the summing-up was not as favourable as Forbes would probably have given.
- It was a perfect summing-up of the whole affair: the super-articulate author of The Corrections dismissed by his would-be sponsor in a non-word.
- According to McKean, museums around the world are shying away from trying to encapsulate the last century, with many feeling it is still too early for a summing-up.
- The addition of such a summing-up is fairly standard among the major figures from before 1800, which often means that the history of the reception of their music is newly considered but not the music itself.
- A Tropical Farewell, the last concert in Civic Theatre, did seem to be something of a summing-up: Sculthorpe again and two big Romantic pieces played by half of the festival artists.
- But God's final message to man, a reconfirmation of the eternal message and a summing-up of all that has gone before, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through Archangel Gabriel.
Synonyms
assessment, evaluation, estimation, judgement, rating, gauging, sizing up, consideration

单词	summing-up
释义	Definition of summing-up in English: summing-up nounsʌmɪŋˈʌpˌsəmɪŋˈəp 1A restatement of the main points of an argument, case, etc. he was obviously startled at her cynical summing-up of his offer Example sentencesExamples According to McKean, museums around the world are shying away from trying to encapsulate the last century, with many feeling it is still too early for a summing-up. When I did my summing-up of 2003, I was terribly disappointed to find that I'd only read 37 books last year, and I was determined that I'd get through 50 this year. But the work is more a summing-up of his conservative past and echoes of Lilburn's landscape writing are all too pervasive. It is a fascinating, engrossing book, and, simply as a summing-up, it is an important book. There is little doubt that the summing-up was not as favourable as Forbes would probably have given. But the best summing-up was delivered by Ben Crenshaw when he stated ‘Seve plays shots I don't even see in my dreams!’ The addition of such a summing-up is fairly standard among the major figures from before 1800, which often means that the history of the reception of their music is newly considered but not the music itself. But God's final message to man, a reconfirmation of the eternal message and a summing-up of all that has gone before, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through Archangel Gabriel. Besides, you want to know what's happening while it's happening, not in a lazy summing-up a week after the votes have been counted. Ali offers an objective summing-up of the life of one of South Africa's greatest icons, and therein lies its credibility. A Tropical Farewell, the last concert in Civic Theatre, did seem to be something of a summing-up: Sculthorpe again and two big Romantic pieces played by half of the festival artists. This article in the Times of London seemed a particularly rich summing-up of the Pope's transition out of life. It was a perfect summing-up of the whole affair: the super-articulate author of The Corrections dismissed by his would-be sponsor in a non-word. The Dodsons' obsession with wills and funerals depicts their view of death as a great final summing-up, a logical extension of a measured, prudent, and frugal life. Hearing them side by side was an education as well as a pleasure and Shelley's judicious summing-up of their stylistic differences revealed much about the 26-year-old Mozart's developing genius. Based on a true story it may be, but it is drama rather than documentary, an accurate summing-up of collective experience rather than a meticulous detailing of one personal history. Say how far you consider this a fair summing-up of The Clerk's Tale. ‘Think of Greece and think of Russia and combine the two,’ he said, trying to explain in brief his summing-up of Bulgaria. What intrigued me was the contrast in the entries for Agatha Christie and Dorothy L.Sayers, who of course were two of the period's most celebrated crime writers, especially the summing-up. The overture is a magnificent summing-up of the trials and tribulations, the twists and turns in the plot, and a splendid taster for the delights to come. Synonyms assessment, evaluation, estimation, judgement, rating, gauging, sizing up, consideration 1.1Law A judge's review of evidence at the end of a case, with a direction to the jury regarding points of law. his summing-up left the jury in no doubt about his own views Example sentencesExamples The judge's comment to the jury in his summing-up shows the difficulty in accepting that account. In her summing-up the judge tells the jury that they may take Ben's good character evidence as relevant to his lack of credibility and his propensity to commit offences. In his summing-up to the jury the trial judge noted that the witnesses had arrived in court in a blaze of publicity and many had faced a bevy of photographers. In the course of his careful summing-up the judge did give other directions which were relevant. These are all matters correctly mentioned by the judge in his ruling in this particular case and also in his summing-up to the jury. Synonyms synopsis, precis, résumé, abstract, abridgement, digest, compendium, condensation, encapsulation, abbreviated version Rhymes cup, grown-up, pup, scup, straight-up, stuck-up, sup, totting-up, two-up, up, washing-up Definition of summing-up in US English: summing-up nounˌsəmiNGˈəpˌsəmɪŋˈəp A restatement of the main points of an argument, case, etc. Example sentencesExamples It is a fascinating, engrossing book, and, simply as a summing-up, it is an important book. When I did my summing-up of 2003, I was terribly disappointed to find that I'd only read 37 books last year, and I was determined that I'd get through 50 this year. What intrigued me was the contrast in the entries for Agatha Christie and Dorothy L.Sayers, who of course were two of the period's most celebrated crime writers, especially the summing-up. ‘Think of Greece and think of Russia and combine the two,’ he said, trying to explain in brief his summing-up of Bulgaria. The overture is a magnificent summing-up of the trials and tribulations, the twists and turns in the plot, and a splendid taster for the delights to come. Ali offers an objective summing-up of the life of one of South Africa's greatest icons, and therein lies its credibility. But the best summing-up was delivered by Ben Crenshaw when he stated ‘Seve plays shots I don't even see in my dreams!’ Hearing them side by side was an education as well as a pleasure and Shelley's judicious summing-up of their stylistic differences revealed much about the 26-year-old Mozart's developing genius. This article in the Times of London seemed a particularly rich summing-up of the Pope's transition out of life. Say how far you consider this a fair summing-up of The Clerk's Tale. The Dodsons' obsession with wills and funerals depicts their view of death as a great final summing-up, a logical extension of a measured, prudent, and frugal life. Based on a true story it may be, but it is drama rather than documentary, an accurate summing-up of collective experience rather than a meticulous detailing of one personal history. Besides, you want to know what's happening while it's happening, not in a lazy summing-up a week after the votes have been counted. But the work is more a summing-up of his conservative past and echoes of Lilburn's landscape writing are all too pervasive. There is little doubt that the summing-up was not as favourable as Forbes would probably have given. It was a perfect summing-up of the whole affair: the super-articulate author of The Corrections dismissed by his would-be sponsor in a non-word. According to McKean, museums around the world are shying away from trying to encapsulate the last century, with many feeling it is still too early for a summing-up. The addition of such a summing-up is fairly standard among the major figures from before 1800, which often means that the history of the reception of their music is newly considered but not the music itself. A Tropical Farewell, the last concert in Civic Theatre, did seem to be something of a summing-up: Sculthorpe again and two big Romantic pieces played by half of the festival artists. But God's final message to man, a reconfirmation of the eternal message and a summing-up of all that has gone before, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through Archangel Gabriel. Synonyms assessment, evaluation, estimation, judgement, rating, gauging, sizing up, consideration
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