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简单地说,简而言之;总之;
adjective
short in duration, extent, or length
a brief meeting
concise promises to be brief
gave a brief description of events
curt, abrupt
noun
an official letter or mandate (see mandate entry 1 sense 1)especially, Roman Catholicism: a papal letter less formal than a bull
a specific instruction or responsibility
his brief was to strengthen the army
a concise article (as in a newspaper)
a news brief
synopsis, summary
law a concise statement of a client's case made out for the instruction of an attorney usually by a law clerk
an outline of an argumentespecially, law: a formal written presentation of an argument that sets forth the main points with supporting precedents and evidence filed a brief
a legal brief
briefs plural [brief entry 1] short snug pants or underpants
wearing briefs
adjective
short in duration, extent, or length
a brief meeting
concise promises to be brief
gave a brief description of events
curt, abrupt
verb
transitive verb
to make an abstract or abridgment of summarized northeastern Siberian archaeology and has briefed many normally unavailable sources—Wendell Oswalt
brief a report
to give final precise instructions to
were briefed before their mission
to coach thoroughly in advance
to give essential information to
The president is being briefed by his advisors.
to discuss (something, such as a military operation) in a briefing
briefed the mission
noun
an official letter or mandate (see mandate entry 1 sense 1)especially, Roman Catholicism: a papal letter less formal than a bull
a specific instruction or responsibility
his brief was to strengthen the army
a concise article (as in a newspaper)
a news brief
synopsis, summary
law a concise statement of a client's case made out for the instruction of an attorney usually by a law clerk
an outline of an argumentespecially, law: a formal written presentation of an argument that sets forth the main points with supporting precedents and evidence filed a brief
a legal brief
briefs plural [brief entry 1] short snug pants or underpants
wearing briefs
verb
transitive verb
to make an abstract or abridgment of summarized northeastern Siberian archaeology and has briefed many normally unavailable sources—Wendell Oswalt
brief a report
to give final precise instructions to
were briefed before their mission
to coach thoroughly in advance
to give essential information to
The president is being briefed by his advisors.
to discuss (something, such as a military operation) in a briefing
briefed the mission
Adjective Middle English bref, breve, from Anglo-French bref, brief, from Latin brevis; akin to Old High German murg short, Greek brachys Noun Middle English bref, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin brevis, from Late Latin, summary, from Latin brevis brief >entry 1 Verb verbal derivative of brief >entry 2
The first known use of brief was in the 14th century
in-between1 of 4adjective
intermediate
in-between2 of 4noun
an intermediate term, thing, or class
in between3 of 4adverb
between entry 2
were neither young nor old but fell somewhere in between
in between4 of 4preposition
between entry 1 sense 2
a meadow lies in between the house and the road
in-between1 of 4adjective
intermediate
in-between2 of 4noun
an intermediate term, thing, or class
in between3 of 4adverb
between entry 2
were neither young nor old but fell somewhere in between
in between4 of 4preposition
between entry 1 sense 2
a meadow lies in between the house and the road
brief1 of 3adjective
not very long : short
brief2 of 3noun
a brief statement of the case a lawyer will present in court
plural short snug underpants
brief3 of 3verb
to give information or instructions to
1 Kansas City could experience wind gusts of 60 to 75 mph, 1-2 inch diameter hail, one or two brief tornadoes and localized flash flooding, according to a severe weather outlook from the weather service Saturday morning.
2 The essay is brief but thorough enough.
3 In brief, brand mold depending on sustaining power and stickability.
总之, 品牌的塑造靠持续力和坚持力.
4 The meeting will be brief.
5 In brief, your work is bad.
总之, 你做得不好.
6 The two old people shimmered in brief rainbows.
老两口的脸在短暂的霓虹中微微闪光.
7 In brief, take no risks.
总之,不能冒险。
8 In brief, Lydgate was what is called a successful man.
总之, 利德盖特是我们所说的飞黄腾达的人.
9 The significance of area effect was discussed in brief.
初步阐述了烟叶产地效应的意义.
10 Generally his ideas were expressed in brief sententious phrase, spoken in low voice.
他发表意见总是用柔和的声音,简短的句子.
11 In brief, the matter stands thus.
简单地说, 事情是这样的.
12 Please tell me what happened in brief, don't go into details.
扼要地告诉我发生了什么, 不必讲得太详细.
13 In this paper, we review some latest progresses in brief.
本文对罗布泊考察历史和部分新进展做一些简要介绍.
14 The President has been briefed by his advisers.
15 In brief, mammals are warm-blooded, lung-breathing, hairy vertebrates.
简言之,哺乳动物是温血、肺呼吸和多毛的脊椎动物。
16 Her brief is to manage the company's sales department.
17 I treated the subject in brief outline.
我简单地概述了那个问题。
18 To begin with, I'd like to tell in brief the importance of the work.
首先, 我想简要谈谈这项工作的重要性.
19 In brief, to boot from the recovery console in XP, do this.
简单来说, 启动故障恢复控制台在XP中, 做到这一点.
20 The captain briefed the crew on the new safety procedures.