/'sʌmərɪ; `sʌmərɪ/
n
1 brief statement of themain points of sth 总结; 摘要; 概要
*a two-page summaryof a government report 共两页的政府报告摘要
* Here is a summary of the news/a news summary. 以下是新闻摘要.
2 (idm 习语) in `summary as a brief statement of the main point(s) 总的说来; 归纳起来
*And so I would say, in summary, that the campaign has been a great success. 因此我认为, 总的看来, 这场运动成绩很大.

adj [usu attrib 通常作定语]
1 (sometimes derog 有时作贬义) done or given immediately, without attention to details or formal procedure 即刻作出或给予的（未顾及细节或正常程序）
*summary justice, punishment, methods 即决裁判、当场的处罚、简易的方法
* Such an offence will lead to a summary fine. 这类过错要当场予以罚款.
2 giving the main points only; brief 概括的; 扼要的; 简明的
*a summary account of a long debate 对一长时的辩论的概述.