recapitulate/ˌrikəˈpɪtʃəˌleɪt/第三人称recapitulates现在进行时recapitulating过去式recapitulated过去完成时recapitulated1概括to repeat something but only mentioning the major points同义词： recap2概括, 总结to repeat the main steps of a process, especially a biological one同义词： repeatreprisereprize3概括, 重复进化发展的阶段repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life