1、sum up

簡而言之;概括地說

One voter in Brasilia summed up the mood — 'Politicians have lost credibility,' he complained.

一位巴西利亞的選民將人們的心情一言概之——“政客們已無信譽可言”，他抱怨道。

Obree summed his weekend up in one word: 'Disastrous.'

奧布瑞用一個詞總結了他的周末經歷：“災難。”

總結;概括

'I love my wife, my horse and my dog,' he said, and that summed him up.

他說：“我愛我的妻子、我的馬和我的狗。”他大致上就是這么一個人。

Sadly, the feud sums up the relationship between Lord Bath and the man who succeeds him.

不幸的是，巴思勛爵和他的繼任者之間的關系只能用“積怨已久”來概括。

(在發言后或文章結尾處)作總結;(法官審理結束前)作結案陳詞

When the judge summed up, it was clear he wanted a guilty verdict.

當法官作結案陳詞時，他明顯想作出有罪裁決。

To sum up: We welcome the statement of the Government and appreciate its willingness and commitment to work cooperatively with us.

最后，我們欣然接受政府的聲明，并感謝其愿同我們合作的意愿和承諾。

2、fundamental

基本的;根本的;主要的;基礎的

Our constitution embodies all the fundamental principles of democracy.

我們的憲法體現了民主的所有基本原則。

A fundamental human right is being withheld from these people.

這些人被剝奪了一項最基本的人權。

根本性的;固有的;根深蒂固的

But on this question, the two leaders have very fundamental differences.

但在這個問題上，兩位領導人有著根本性的分歧。

Amnesty says there are fundamental flaws in their military justice system.

國際特赦組織稱他們的軍事司法體系存在著根本性的缺陷。

必需的;不可或缺的

He believes better relations with China are fundamental to the well-being of the area.

他相信和中國建立更加良好的關系對這一地區的繁榮發展至關重要。

The method they pioneered remains fundamental to research into the behaviour of nerve cells.

他們首創的方法在神經細胞活動的研究中一直是不可或缺的。