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词汇 example_english_brief-conversation
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brief conversation

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meanings of briefand conversation


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brief
adjective
uk /briːf/ us /briːf/
lasting only a short time or containing ...
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conversation
noun[C or U]
uk /ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌkɑːn.vɚˈseɪ.ʃən/
(a) talk between two or more people in which thoughts, feelings, and ideas are expressed, questions are asked and answered, or news and information ...
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Examples of brief conversation


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We had a briefconversation.
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He disappeared, chastened, after my briefconversation with him.
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However, rather than a briefconversation with an unknown experimenter, a more appropriate baseline would be a lively, spontaneous conversation between the parents.
In the basic paradigm, children are shown two pictures and the experimenter and the child name the pictures and have a briefconversation about them.
They touched on a number of matters during the briefconversation which the occasion allowed.
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I know from my earlier briefconversation with him how distressed he is about this matter.
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It was a briefconversation only and a note was taken of it.
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At present, that would be a very briefconversation because there are no surpluses, only very substantial deficits.
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Just as one is about to finish a briefconversation, the next portion of 10p clicks over.
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Her return home at approximately midday was confirmed by two witnesses, one of whom had a briefconversation with her.
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Again, it was a briefconversation, as to the name of the doctor who had issued the prescriptions.
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He strikes up a briefconversation and gives her a quarter.
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After a briefconversation, the rabbit and the raccoon became friends and started dancing around.
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This briefconversation would lead to a lifetime devoted to electrical engineering.
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The two groups, who did not know each other, had a briefconversation.
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After a briefconversation about her making him worry about her, they stand awkwardly.
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He walked over to them, engaged in a briefconversation and claimed to be a park ranger.
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His mental disability was not noticeable in briefconversation, but would become apparent if he was engaged at length.
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In other cases a researcher may have a specific question that can be answered in a brief conversation with a consultant (cross-sectional consultancy, or advisory consulting).
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After a briefconversation with her contact, he declines to help her because of the monitoring device attached to his arm which is part of the conditions of his parole.
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