大意

Precis this chapter in two pages.

用两页写出这一章的大意.

He might have let something slip in a moment of weakness.

他可能一时大意说漏了嘴。

I don't understand everything, but I understand the general idea.

我并不全懂, 但明白大意.

To this effect , in as few or fewer words, the Public Prosecutor.

公众检察官的发言极简短,大意如此.

What's the purport of her letter?

她的信的大意是什么?

I follow the drift of her conversation.

我明白她谈话的大意。

A circular to this effect will be issued in the next few weeks.

接下来的几周内将发布一份大意如此的通告。

Just jot down the main ideas [ points ] of what he says.

把他讲话的大意记下来就行了.

That is what he said, to that effect.

那便是他所说的话, 大意是如此.

Stunned, he became all aflutter. I resented his carelessness.

他吓得手忙脚乱, 我恨他大意.

Will you please sum up the main ideas of this article?

请把这篇文章的大意归纳一下.

The tenor of his speech was that war would come.

他讲话的大意是战争将要发生.

I understood the tenor of his speech but not the details.

我懂得他讲话的大意,但不懂其中的细节.

The letter is to the effect that he will soon arrive.

信的大意是说他不久就会来.

He suggested that many of the ideas just would not work. But the tenor of his input was "Right on! Please show us how to make them work".

他认为这些想法有很多根本就不会奏效。但是他说话的大意却是“好极了！请告诉我们怎么让它们见效”。