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TOEFL BNC: 1863 COCA: 2146
brief
adjective /briːf/
adjectivebrief
comparativebriefer
superlativebriefest
  1. 1
    lasting only for a short time 短暂的

    Scotland experienced a brief period of population growth during the early nineties. 苏格兰在90年代初有过短暂的人口增长期。

    a brief visit 短暂的访问

    I have a phone call to make. I'll keep it brief. 我要打个电话,很快的。

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  2. 2
    using only a few words 简短的;简洁的

    A brief summary of this article is given here. 这里是这篇文章的简短摘要。

    I don't want to keep you long, so let me be brief. 我不想打搅你太久,所以我就长话短说吧。

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    Using few words in speech or writing: quiet, silent, brief...
    1. a.
      not saying much, and so seeming to be rude 沉默寡言的

      She can be a bit brief but don't let that put you off. 她可能有点沉默寡言,但你别因此而扫兴。

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      Using few words in speech or writing: quiet, silent, brief...
  3. 3
    not covering much of your body 短而暴露的;暴露身体的

    She was wearing the briefest of miniskirts. 她穿着最暴露的超短裙。

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phrases

brief
noun [C] /briːf/
singularbrief
pluralbriefs
  1. 1
    British official instructions to do a job, saying how it should be done 简明指示

    His brief was to write a book on ‘black holes' for the ordinary reader. 他的简明指示是为普通读者写一本关于“黑洞”的书。

    We are confident we will meet all the requirements of the design brief. 我们相信我们会达到设计指示的所有要求。

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  2. 2
    a document giving the facts of a legal case 诉讼要点;案情摘要
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    Legal documents and parts of legal documents: affidavit, amendment, article...
  3. 3
    British informal a lawyer 律师

    Williams asked to see his brief as soon as they arrived at the police station.

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  4. 4
    legal a legal case that is given to a lawyer, usually a barrister, to prepare and then argue in court

    Ryland felt somewhat uneasy about accepting the brief.

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    Court cases and legal processes: action, admit, advocacy...
  5. 5
    American a short written account of something 概要;摘要

    a news brief 新闻摘要

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    Summaries: summary, précis, abstract...
See also
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brief
verb [T] /briːf/
present tense
I/you/we/theybrief
he/she/itbriefs
present participlebriefing
past tensebriefed
past participlebriefed
  1. 1
    to give someone information about a situation, especially officially (尤指正式地)向…介绍情况,向…提供信息
    brief someone on something :

    Members of the committee were briefed on the plan last week. 委员会成员上周听取了有关该计划的情况介绍。

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  2. 2
    legal to give a lawyer, especially a barrister, the facts of a case in order for them to take a case to court
    brief counsel :

    I briefed counsel under the favourable arrangements offered to members of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.

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    1. a.
      to instruct a lawyer, especially a barrister, to follow a particular course of action
      brief someone to do something :

      The appellant has briefed counsel to appeal.

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TOEFL BNC: 1863 COCA: 2146
brief

noun

report; instructions報告;指令ADJECTIVE | VERB + BRIEF | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEclear, 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 + BRIEFprepare, 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。PREPOSITIONin 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PHRASESbe 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 ADVERBfully, properly, well詳盡地指示;準確地介紹PREPOSITIONabout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 VERBSbe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。ADVERBextremely, 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.
short1 (a brief visit) short3 (Please be brief.)
brief verb
tell1

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