| 词汇 | brief |
| 释义 | brief adjective uk /briːf/ us /briːf/ briefadjective (SHORT IN TIME)B1 lasting only a short time or containing few words: 短暂的;简短的 His acceptance speech was mercifully brief.幸而他的获奖感言很简短。 I had a brief look at her report before the meeting.会前我浏览了一下她的报告。 It'll only be a brief visit because we really don't have much time.我们的时间真的不多，所以只能作短暂的参观游览。 After a brief spell/stint in the army, he started working as a teacher.在部队呆了短暂的一段时间以后，他当起了教师。 The company issued a brief statement about yesterday's accident.那家公司就昨天的事故发表了简短的声明。 continuing for less time than usual shortHe received a short jail sentence. quickI need to make a quick phone call - I'll be right back. briefWe had a brief chat this morning. short and sweetThe business meeting was short and sweet. momentaryIt was just a momentary lapse in judgment - I won't do it again. used to express how quickly time goes past: （时间）短暂的，飞快的 For a few brief weeks we were very happy.在短短的几周里，我们过得十分愉快。 His illness was mercifully brief. When you've got a minute, I'd like a brief word with you.等你有空我想和你说句话。 The meeting was brief and businesslike.会议简短而高效。 She called me this morning at the office and we had a brief chat.今天早上她打电话到我的办公室，我们简短地闲聊了会儿。 She sketched out the plan in a few brief sentences.她用寥寥几句话对计划进行了概述。 Short in time abbreviated at a moment's/two hours'/three weeks', etc. noticeidiom awhile be short noticeidiom bite-sized blink bout briefly dose in small dosesidiom in the blink of an eyeidiom instant jiffy mayfly minute shortness snatched split second transient transiently You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Not saying much briefadjective (SHORT IN LENGTH)(of clothes) very short: （衣服）很短的 She was wearing a fairly brief skirt, as I recall.我记得她当时穿了件非常短的裙子。 Low, short and shallow a step downidiom ankle-deep fubsy knee-high longish low low slung shallow shallowly shallowness short-range shorten shortish shortness squat squatly squatty stumpy sunken unraised You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Style & appearance of clothes brief verb uk /briːf/ us /briːf/ [ T ] to give someone detailed instructions or information: 向…介绍情况;给…指示 We had already been briefed about/on what the job would entail.已经有人向我们介绍了工作内容。 Compare debrief brief against/in favour of someone/something [ I ]UK to make information about someone or something public, with the intention of criticizing/praising him, her, or it: 通过非正式背景说明活动来否定/支持（人或事件），吹风否定/支持（人或事件） On several occasions government officials briefed against their own ministers. 政府官员曾数次以情况通报的方式批评部长们的做法。 Teaching in general asynchronous chief academic officer CLIL clue clue in didactic hothouse inculcate miseducation Moodle multi-course non-conditioned non-didactic popularize sex ed sex education show/teach someone the ropesidiom socialization socializing tutelage brief noun uk /briːf/ us /briːf/ briefnoun (SHORT FORM)in brief B2 If something is said in brief, it is said in a very short form, with very few details: 简言之，一言以蔽之 "So you didn't enjoy the party much." "In brief, no."“那么，你不喜欢这个聚会喽?”“简单说吧，不喜欢。” briefnoun (UNDERWEAR)briefs[ plural ] a piece of underwear worn by men or women, covering the area between the waist and the tops of the legs: 内裤 cotton briefs棉质内裤 briefnoun (INSTRUCTIONS)[ C ]UK a set of instructions or information: 指示；（任务）简介 [ + to infinitive ]It was my brief to make sure that the facts were set down accurately.我的要求是确保准确记录所有事实。 [ C ] law specialized a document or set of documents containing the details about a court case诉讼要点;案情摘要 Instructions and orders as per instructionsidiom briefing briefing paper charge clarion call command commandment directive doctor's orders fiat imperatively instruction interdict marching orders stipulation talk talk someone through something unbriefed walkthrough word You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Court cases, orders & decisions briefnoun (LAWYER)UKinformal a lawyer who will speak for someone in a court of law : （出庭）律师 My brief advised me to plead guilty.我的律师建议我认罪。 Lawyers & legal officials amicus articled articled clerk attorney attorney general DPP draftswoman firm I rest my caseidiom KC notary paralegal pettifogger probation officer procurator solicitor super-firm superlawyer take silkidiom tribune brief | American Dictionarybrief adjective[ -er/-est only ] us/brif/ briefadjective[-er/-est only] (SHORT IN TIME)lasting only a short time or containing few words: Rory had a brief career as an actor. brief verb[ T ] us/brif/ briefverb[T] (GIVE INSTRUCTIONS)to give someone instructions or information about what to do or say: He is briefing the account executives on the new airline accounts. brief | Business Englishbrief noun[ C ] uk /briːf/us WORKPLACE instructions that explain what someone's work or task is: His brief was to streamline the group's financial services operation. give sb/prepare a briefWe have prepared a brief for a full study by a consultant. LAW a document that shows the facts of a legal case that will be argued by a lawyer in a court: to prepare/file/submit a brief See alsocreative brief design brief watching brief brief verb[ T ] uk /briːf/us to give someone information about something: Managers were touring the US to brief investors on last week's interim results. WORKPLACE to explain someone's work or task to them: It's my job to brief volunteers beforehand and explain what their responsibilities are. LAW to tell a lawyer the facts of a legal case that he or she will argue in court Examples of briefbrief Titles should be brief, but informative, and should indicate the nature of the contents, not their import. I chose it because it is recent, brief and relevant to ordinary people. A brief excerpt, selected almost at random, may hint at its flavor. A brief overview of the status of radiation oncology in developing countries will be presented in order to locate the study. In brief, during early neuroproliferative and migratory phases, monoamines play central roles. In every chapter the narrative is given colour by local case studies from urban and rural congregations, brief vignettes of church leaders and telling incidents. We now turn to a brief characterization of the three approaches - structural, functional, and dynamical - which inform our account of neural organization. The twelve physiotherapists trained in the brief intervention delivered both treatments offered in the trial, while the remaining physiotherapists provided only usual physiotherapy. Table 1 shows a brief suggested sequence of "ideal" tool use and manufacture tasks. The polytypic programming primer therefore starts with a brief investigation of the structure of types. In addition to the text, the book has some useful maps, some colour photos, a brief bibliography, and a useful index. The other biographical studies in this volume are similarly brief and useful. The book has three parts : a brief introduction and a useful overview of succeeding chapters by the editors. Its antidepressant effect is usually brief ; indeed, full or partial relapse usually follows recovery sleep or even short naps. Null findings are difficult to interpret because of the small samples and brief follow-up periods (f2 years) used in most previous studies. See all examples of brief These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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