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TOEFL BNC: 1863 COCA: 2146

brief

Word family
brief1 /briːf/ ●●● S2 W2 AWL adjectiveadj  
1 TIMESHORT TIMEcontinuing for a short time 短时间的;短暂的 brevity
 We stopped by Alice’s house for a brief visit.
我们顺路在艾丽斯家小坐片刻。
 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。
see thesaurus at short
2 SPEECH/LETTERSHORT/NOT LONGusing very few words or including few details 简洁的,简明的 brevity
 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 SHORT/NOT LONGto 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,接下来将会发生许多变化。
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4 CLOTHESSHORT/NOT LONGclothes that 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
nCOLLOCATIONS
nouns
a brief period/time
He lived there all his life, apart from a brief period during the war.
a brief spell (=time)
For a brief spell in early summer it is the most beautiful of all the trees.
a brief moment
The old lady’s gaze rested on her for a brief moment.
a brief visit
The president flew to Argentina for a brief visit.
a brief look
He gave her a brief look.
a brief glimpse (=a sight of something that lasts for a short time)
From the train I had a brief glimpse of the city.
a brief pause
There was a brief pause before he replied.
a brief silence
After a brief silence, she made another suggestion.
a brief appearance
He made a brief appearance before reporters outside his Manhattan townhouse.
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Related topics: Law
brief2 ●○○ AWL noun [countableC]  
1 INSTRUCTIONS[usually singular] official 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.
对建筑师的要求是扩建部分的设计既要有现代感,又要与大楼的其他部分浑然一体。
2 SCL law a 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. British EnglishBrE law a 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) SHORT/NOT LONGin as few words as possible 简言之,一言以蔽之
 We should, in brief, invest heavily in digital systems.
总之,我们应该在数字化系统上大力投资。
b) SHORT/NOT LONGwithout any details 简要地
 Here again are today’s headlines in brief.
现在再次播报今天的新闻提要。
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6. briefs [plural]DCC 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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brief3 ●○○ AWL verb [transitiveT]  
TELLto give someone all the information about a situation that they will need 提供信息 briefing
brief somebody on something
 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面汇报。
see thesaurus at tell
debrief
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From Longman Business Dictionary
briefbrief1 /briːf/ noun [countableC]
1COMMERCEofficial instructions that explain what someone’s job is or what their duties are
The auditor’s brief is to monitor and report upon agencies’ effectiveness.
The topic of your talk is specified in advance, and you will be expected to keep to your brief.
creative brief design brief watching brief
2LAW a document prepared for a lawyer to use when representing a client in a court of law. The brief includes all the details of the case and all the points of law relating to it
His lawyer is still preparing his brief.
3British EnglishBrE informalLAW a SOLICITOR
It’s time you got yourself a brief.
briefbrief2 verb [transitiveT]
1COMMERCEto give someone the information they need about something, for example so that they can do work related to it
Allen was in London yesterday to brief investors about the company’s efforts to return to profitability.
2LAW to give instructions to a lawyer who will represent a client in court
The usual action must be taken to retain and brief counsel.
Origin brief1
(1200-1300) Old French Latin brevis
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
TOEFL BNC: 1863 COCA: 2146

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