| 单词 | precis |
| 例句 | “That document, you understand,” said Poirot, “is a mere precis of the evidence we heard, arranged that way for convenience.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z With this brittle precis of her obligations he left the table and went toward the bedroom. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z On screen he is prone to the smoulder; up close he beams unselfconsciously, campily tactile, eager to connect, recalling stories in dialogue form, rather than precis. Oscar Isaac: 'The irony is not lost on me. Being celebrated for playing someone who wasn't' 2013-05-23T18:30:01Z I am going to trust Frank's precis; it certainly does not contradict what I already knew of Rand's opinions, even though it seems improbably extreme. Pity the Billionaire by Thomas Frank - review 2012-10-02T12:04:52Z This could well add a third piece of instant recognition to any precis of the city, if TEC's ambitions are realised. Preston plans to write itself into the future 2012-08-29T10:00:00Z Her job was to shrink thousands of pages of deposition to a simple precis. Lorrie Moore 2010-04-10T23:10:00Z To precis would use up too much available space. Sunken Garden; Nabucco; Mark Padmore & Graham Johnson – review 2013-04-20T23:08:33Z Austen devotees will probably enjoy the many pages of painstaking precis in which Chwe reveals the strategic thinking of one character after another. Jane Austen, Game Theorist by Michael Suk-Youg Chwe – review 2013-06-12T09:01:01Z And there let me stop, even though Connington’s provocative and suspenseful novel includes much more than I’ve touched on in this partial precis. Review | The 1923 novel ‘Nordenholt’s Million’ explores issues unnervingly familiar in the Trump-covid era 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z In character as Bobby, the museum’s chief curator, Eichner gave a brief precis of Hirschfeld’s career, finishing with an ad-lib, “Tragically, he’s also my type.” Crafting a Rom-Com That’s True to 21st-Century Gay Life 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Of course, an enjoyable but slightly uneven patchwork could be an apt description of life itself, not just a precis of Christopher Buckley’s civilized, light entertainment. Review | The timely message in Christopher Buckley’s historical novel 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z This is a harsh precis, to be sure. Capitalism 4.0 by Anatole Kaletsky 2010-07-24T23:25:00Z "The performances are accomplished. Norton gives us a soul broken into fragments. The play, inevitably can only deliver a precis of a book that sprawls over some 700 pages." A Little Life: Critics split over James Norton's 'distressing' play 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z This was a precis of many of their recent performances under Pep Guardiola: excellent in parts, and probably creating just enough chances to win on a good day, and yet still somehow incomplete. Phil Foden rescues point for out-of-sorts Manchester City against West Ham 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z “Only attach” might even serve as the briefest precis possible of the field now known as attachment theory. Review | A quest to understand the parent-child bond, driven by a mother’s self-doubt 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z You may have heard of them but here is a precis. Mourinho digs out his undersized blanket to deal with Spurs challenges | David Hytner 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z I precis a little, but you get the gist. The royal treatment: the majestic role of fashion in The Crown 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z It is a colourful rather than accurate precis, but he doesn’t expect to be taken 100% literally. Football in Palestine: a sporting pursuit seen as ‘more noble than war’ | Nicholas Blincoe 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z And – again, to precis – the fashion industry looked at the collection and thought: ‘That’s exactly what I want to wear.’ That 70s show: why the disco decade is back in fashion 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Ministers have said they will publish only a precis of the advice. Labour poised to move May confidence motion if she loses Brexit vote 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Later, he reviews, “tweaks” and files away a precis of the discussion typed up by an assistant. The secretary of the Smithsonian regularly gets advice from a group of teenagers — and thinks you should, too 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z It’s a great precis of each team, and a distillation of how they’re seen at home. World Cup 2018: building up to Uruguay v France and Brazil v Belgium – live! 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Here, Arendt brings some liberating insight, described in precis by Professor Griselda Pollock, an expert in Arendt. Totalitarianism in the age of Trump: lessons from Hannah Arendt 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z I’m also fed up with reading reviews that are little more than a precis. What is the point of critics? 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z The shortcomings of the current system are well known, as Van de Water notes in his precis of the Long-Term Care Financing Collaborative report. The Giant Health-Care Gap Obamacare Didn't Fill 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z They’d certainly precis this game better than any of the rest. Poland v Republic of Ireland: Euro 2016 qualifier –as it happened 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Watch any 90s documentary and you get the same garbled precis: Kurt Cobain shot himself, then Blur and Oasis had a punch-up at No 10 while Tony Blair drank Hooch and read Loaded. It was 20 years ago today: the year British music went wild 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z The story is a precis of Ray Bradbury’s The Pedestrian, published in 1951 and, until recently, it read less like science fiction and more like reality TV. America wakes up to walking: 'Think of it as a patriotic duty' 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z You can read it in full here and I’ll precis his 10 reasons: The Eleventh And Most Important Reason To Abolish The Corporate Income Tax 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z And just as I type that Ian Bishop comes to the rescue with a neat precis of the situation. The Spin 2013-04-17T10:36:55Z They’d certainly precis this game better than any of the rest. Poland v Republic of Ireland: Euro 2016 qualifier –as it happened 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z It is hard to precis all the specious concerns about why CC-BY will not work for scholarly publishing. Licence restrictions: A fool's errand 2013-03-27T22:50:27.353Z For those who dropped off during the drama, a quick precis: financier Nat Rothschild raised money to float a cash shell and went searching for mining assets in developing economies. Bumi backers can't see the funny side of billion-dollar cash loss 2013-02-17T00:06:04Z The document was summarised on 19 July and you can read a precis of that here. Full report published on Cumbria nuclear waste burial and local involvement 2012-08-17T13:00:00Z The leaked text may or may not be a precis of Israel's battle plans. Leaked Israel memo: propaganda or Iran war plan? 2012-08-15T16:46:49Z We'd end with a pithy precis of our thoughts on the novel. Gold by Chris Cleave – review 2012-06-02T23:05:05Z But the information that Michel was relaying was usually a fair precis of what Smith told him by text or email, often just a few minutes previously. Jeremy Hunt adviser's evidence could skewer his former boss 2012-05-22T21:58:38Z It was the untiring, perfectionist efforts of Miss Damon which checked every biblio reference in this list; she also supplied a summary or precis for every title which the senior editor had not read. Checklist A complete, cumulative Checklist of lesbian, variant and homosexual fiction, in English or available in English translation, with supplements of related material, for the use of collectors, students and librarians. 2012-03-19T02:00:24.597Z Such is a precis of the mythical part of the hymn. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z By reducing his thesis to a short precis, I am not doing justice to his argument. Dumbing down? 2011-05-18T09:07:01Z In that one sentence Durham precises the situation in Lower Canada. The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 Of each a precis is to be written in which the writer must exercise all of his ingenuity to reduce the matter in hand to its final skeleton of fact. One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed Now begins the work of the novelist, making precis notes for his Crerar masterpiece; investigating the prairie farm of 1900, anywhere between the main line and the skyline. The Masques of Ottawa This valuable precis of the world's economic wisdom serves not only as a trustworthy text-book, but also as an authoritative denotement of old economic landmarks. Applied Eugenics It is known by a variety of terms—summing up, resume, epitome, review, precis, condensation. Public Speaking I know she goes in for giving a rapid precis of all her guests. The Picture of Dorian Gray But they woke me gently, with a computer-generated precis of the events of the missing interval, and a counselor contacted me daily for a year until I felt at home again in my skin. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom As it was, his precis had left her a little vague; but she said it was perfectly splendid, and he said did she really think so. The Man with Two Left Feet And Other Stories That," said Smith, nodding, "is a very fair precis of the evening's events. The Prince and Betty Georgie relieved her mind about the chance of there being snakes, and gave a short precis of the ascertained habits of the Guru, laying special stress on his high-caste. Queen Lucia He called it masterly; he said that in its presentations it was irrefutable; as a precis of evidence purely circumstantial it was—useful and interesting. The Right of Way — Complete He called it masterly; he said that in its presentations it was irrefutable; as a precis of evidence purely circumstantial it was— useful and interesting. The Right of Way — Volume 01 In the gay season of 1866, Hardin, still bent on the golden quest in the hills, reads with some astonishment, the careful "precis" of his social spy. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance Gloria and I went over and sat at the table, and seeing me in a state to understand things Monty gave me a precis of the situation. The Eye of Zeitoon Such is a precis of this strange entry, the discovery of which, vague as it was, thrilled us with hope and excitement. Ayesha, the Return of She I, for my part, drew up as full a precis of the case as I deemed advisable, and as time permitted, which I despatched by one of the company's police to Scotland Yard. The Beetle The article did not commend itself to him, save as the means of making a precis of the case. The Secret Passage In submitting a precis of the gospel narratives I have not implied any estimate either of their credibility or of their truth. Bernard Shaw's Preface to Androcles and the Lion The following precis, though imperfect, will give some idea of the correspondence: 1. Hard Cash With a short summary of his scholastic career, and a precis of his qualifications, including his degrees, he withdrew, slamming the door. Stalky & Co. He dockets his tailor's bills, and nicks off his dinner-notes in diplomatic paragraphs, and keeps precis of them all. The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh The inspector handed him a precis of the case. Stories in Light and Shadow Then telling me that he wished me to draw up a precis of my intended course, he took out a note for five hundred francs, which he handed to me for my time. Caught in the Net It would have been futile to hope to tell even a precis of the truth about the Victorian age, for the shortest precis must fill innumerable volumes. Eminent Victorians But Beetle staggered into the form-room next door, and delegated his duty to the yet unenlightened McTurk, with an hysterical precis of the campaign thus far. Stalky & Co. I heard myself shouting a confused precis of the plot. Seven Men At last she handed the whole heap of papers to Mr. Martin, who happened to be staying at Osborne, and requested him to make a precis of them. Queen Victoria Now, sir, here is a precis of evidence, nearly complete, written out clearly by Sergeant Coombes. Dope |
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