to express or show the most important facts about something扼要表述;压缩;概括
It was very difficult to encapsulate the story of the revolution in a single one-hour documentary.将革命的前后经过浓缩成一部一小时的纪录片是很难的。
She encapsulates the stereotyped image that the British have of Americans.她概括地描述了英国人眼里典型的美国人形象。