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A short report that goes over the main points of something again, at the end. On the news, the wrap-up is the last minute or two where the presenter runs quickly through the day's big stories; in sport, it is the summary after the match.
A short report一段簡短的報導 that goes over the main points of something again, at the end在最後把重點再講一次。On the news在新聞裡,the wrap-up wrap-up is the last minute or two是最後一兩分鐘 where the presenter runs quickly through the day's big stories主播快速講過當天的大新聞;in sport在體育裡,it is the summary after the match則是比賽結束後的總結。
The word is also used for the summary at the end of a meeting, a conference, a school term or a project — "let's do a quick wrap-up" means let's say the main points once more and finish. It is fairly informal but perfectly normal at work, and it is more common in American English.
The word這個字 is also used for也用在 the summary at the end of a meeting, a conference, a school term or a project會議、研討會、學期、或專案結束時的總結——"let's do a quick wrap-up""let's do a quick wrap-up" means let's say the main points once more and finish意思是我們再講一次重點然後結束。It它 is fairly informal但相當口語,but perfectly normal at work不過在工作場合很正常,and而且 it is more common in American English在美式英文裡更常見。
The idea comes from the verb wrap up: you wrap paper round a parcel to close it, so wrapping something up means finishing it and closing it . That verb has two uses worth knowing — "wrap up the meeting" (finish it) and "wrap up warm" (put on warm clothes).
The idea comes from這個概念來自 the verb wrap up動詞wrap up:you wrap paper round a parcel to close it你用紙把包裹包起來封好,so所以 wrapping something up means finishing it and closing it neatly把某件事wrap up就是把它好好收尾、結束。That verb這個動詞 has two uses worth knowing有兩種值得知道的用法——"wrap up the meeting" (finish it)"wrap up the meeting"(把會議結束)、and和 "wrap up warm" (put on warm clothes)"wrap up warm"(穿暖一點)。
Note the : the noun is a wrap-up (some writers now spell it wrapup), while the verb stays two words, to wrap up.
Note the hyphen注意連字號:the noun is a wrap-up名詞是wrap-up(some writers now spell it wrapup有些人現在寫成wrapup),while the verb stays two words而動詞維持兩個字,to wrap up寫成to wrap up。
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
wrap-upnoun/ˈɹæpʌp/
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A brief condensation or recapitulation as a final summary, especially to a news programme.
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A concluding action; a conclusion.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。