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TOEFL BNC: 1863 COCA: 2146
brief
briːf brif
Word forms: comparative briefer, superlative briefest, plural , 3rd person singular present tense briefs, present participle briefing, past tense , past participle briefed
1 ADJ-GRADED 简短的；短暂的 Something that is brief lasts for only a short time. 简短的；短暂的

  • She once made a brief appearance on television.

    她曾经在电视上短暂露面。

  • This time their visit is brief.

    他们这次的访问时间很短。

SYN short, fast, quick, temporary
2 ADJ-GRADED （讲话或文章）简短的，简洁的 A brief speech or piece of writing does not contain too many words or details. （讲话或文章）简短的，简洁的

  • In a brief statement, he concentrated entirely on international affairs.

    他作了一个简短的声明，集中阐述了在国际事务方面的立场。

  • Write a very brief description of a typical problem.

    就一个典型问题作简要的描述。

SYN concise, short, limited, to the point
3 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ] 简明扼要的 If you are brief, you say what you want to say in as few words as possible. 简明扼要的

  • Now please be brief — my time is valuable.

    请长话短说—我的时间宝贵。

  • I hope to be brief and to the point.

    我希望简明扼要，抓住重点。

4 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] （时间）短的，短暂的 You can describe a period of time as brief if you want to emphasize that it is very short. （时间）短的，短暂的 [emphasis]

  • For a few brief minutes we forgot the anxiety and anguish.

    短短几分钟我们就忘记了焦虑与苦恼。

5 N-PLURAL [oft a pair of NOUN] 短内裤 Men's or women's underpants can be referred to as briefs . 短内裤

  • A bra and a pair of briefs lay on the floor.

    地板上有一个胸罩和一条短内裤。

6 VERB （尤指就某项工作或某一重大事件）向…简要介绍情况 If someone briefs you, especially about a piece of work or a serious matter, they give you information that you need before you do it or consider it. （尤指就某项工作或某一重大事件）向…简要介绍情况

  • A Defense Department spokesman briefed reporters. [VERB noun]

    一位国防部发言人向记者们简要介绍了情况。

  • The Prime Minister has been briefed by her parliamentary aides. [be VERB-ed + by]

    首相已听取了她议会助手的简要汇报。

SYN inform, prime, prepare, advise
7 N-COUNT [oft NOUN to-infinitive] 正式委托；指示 If someone gives you a brief, they officially give you responsibility for dealing with a particular thing. 正式委托；指示 [mainly British, formal]

  • ...customs officials with a brief to stop foreign porn coming into Britain.

    受命阻止国外淫秽出版物流入英国的海关官员

8 See also: briefer  briefing 
9 PHRASE [n PHRASE] [n PHRASE] 简短地 If you refer to something in brief, you are referring to a shortened version of it with few details. 简短地

  • ...and now sport in brief.

    现在播报体育简讯

SYN briefly, in summary, in synopsis, in digest form
10 PHRASE 简言之；总之 You can say in brief to indicate that you are about to say something in as few words as possible or to give a summary of what you have just said. 简言之；总之

  • In brief, take no risks.

    总之，不能冒险。

Phrasal verbs:
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N.

brief appearance, brief conversation, brief pause 1

brief description, brief explanation, brief history, brief speech, brief statement 2

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TOEFL BNC: 1863 COCA: 2146
brief

noun

report; instructions報告；指令ADJECTIVE | VERB + BRIEF | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤clear, detailed, thorough (NAmE) 清晰的簡短命令；詳細的指示；全面的簡報➤daily (NAmE) 日常簡報➤news (NAmE) 簡要新聞▸➤court, legal, planning (BrE) 法庭辯護狀；案情摘要；規劃綱要➤intelligence, mission (NAmE) 情報簡報；任務指令➤presidential (NAmE) 總統指示VERB + BRIEF➤prepare, produce, write寫工作簡報➤give傳達簡短命令◇We were given daily briefs by the commander. (NAmE) 指揮官向我們下達了日常工作指令。◇I was given the brief of reorganizing the department. (BrE) 我接到指令改組該部門。➤stick to (BrE) 僅做分內的事◇He told me to stick to my brief (= do only what I was asked).他告訴我做好自己分內的事情。PREPOSITION➤in a/the brief在工作簡報中◇She makes all these points in her brief.她在工作簡報中列出了所有這些要點。➤outside sb's brief (BrE) 不屬於某人的任務◇How the new policy is to be implemented is outside his brief.如何推行這項新政不屬於他的工作。➤brief on有關⋯的指令◇a technical brief on food hygiene有關食品衞生的技術指示PHRASES➤be part of sb's brief (BrE) 是某人分內的事◇It's not part of my brief to advise on financial matters.對財務問題提出建議不是我工作範圍內的事。➤hold no brief for sb/sth (BrE) 不贊同⋯◇I hold no brief for either side in this conflict.在這場衝突中，我哪一方都不支持。
brief

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤fully, properly, well詳盡地指示；準確地介紹PREPOSITION➤about作關於⋯的指示◇The men have been fully briefed about the intended mission.有關要執行的任務，士兵們已經得到很詳盡的指示。➤on作關於⋯的介紹◇Each member of my crew took turns to brief me on his particular duties.我機組中的所有組員輪流向我介紹了他們各自的職責。
brief

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be簡明扼要◇I promised to be brief.我保證會長話短說。➤keep sth, make sth使⋯簡明扼要◇Could you make it brief? I have a meeting in ten minutes.你能簡短點兒嗎？我 10 分鐘後有個會。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常簡短▸➤comparatively, relatively相對簡短▸➤necessarily必須要簡短◇This necessarily brief account concentrates on two main areas.這個不得不簡短的報道集中描述了兩個主要領域。➤mercifully幸而短暫◇The wait was mercifully brief, little more than an hour.幸好等待的時間很短，不過一個小時多一點兒。➤tantalizingly簡短得令人着迷◇The diary entries were tantalizingly brief.條條日記都很簡短，激起了人們的好奇。
TOEFL BNC: 1863 COCA: 2146
brief adj.
⇨ short 1 (a brief visit) ⇨ short 3 (Please be brief.)brief verb
⇨ tell 1
TOEFL BNC: 1863 COCA: 2146

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