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高考 CET-4 考研 TOEFL BNC: 1863 COCA: 2146
brief adjective | noun | verb
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brief / brif ; bri:f /adjective
1. continuing for a short time短时间的; 短暂的:
•We stopped by Alice's house for a brief visit.我们在艾利斯家小坐了片刻。
•Let's keep this conversation brief; I have a plane to catch.我们长话短说吧，我还要赶飞机。
a brief period / moment / spell etc
•Greene spent a brief time at Cambridge.格林在剑桥短暂生活过一段时间。
2. using very few words or including few details简洁的，简明的:
•The President read a brief statement to reporters before boarding his plane.总统登机前向记者宣读了一篇简短的声明。
•a brief description of the film影片的简短介绍
3. be brief to say or write something using only a few words, especially because there is little time长话短说:
•I'll be brief; a lot of changes are going to happen.我就长话短说吧，会发生很多变化。
4. clothes which are brief are short and cover only a small area of your body〔衣服〕短的，暴露的:
•a very brief bikini非常暴露的比基尼泳装
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briefnoun C
1. usually singularofficial instructions that explain what someone's job is, what their duties are etc指令:
•The architect's brief is to design an extension that is modern but blends with the rest of the building.设计指令是，建筑物扩建部分的设计既要现代化，又要与其余的部分保持和谐。
2. lawa short spoken or written statement giving facts about a law case案情摘要; 辩护状:
•The ACLU filed a brief (=gave one to the court) opposing the decision.美国公民自由联盟提交了辩护状反对这个判决。
3. BrE lawa law case that a lawyer will argue in a court委托辩护
4. a short report about something摘要，概要
5. in brief
a. in as few words as possible简言之，一言以蔽之:
•We should, in brief, invest heavily in digital systems.总之，我们应该在数字化设备上大力投资。
b. without any details简要地:
•Here again are today's headlines in brief.下面重复一遍今天的新闻提要。
6. briefs pl.men's or women's underwear worn on the lower part of the body贴身短内裤，三角裤
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briefverb T
1. to give someone all the information about a situation that they will need为…提供资讯:
brief sb on sth
•The president has been fully briefed on the current situation in Haiti.总统听取了海地当前局势的全部汇报。
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