| 单词 | brief |
| 释义 | adjectivenounverb🔑 briefAW BrE /briːf/ NAmE /briːf/ adjective (brief·er , brief·est ) 🔑 lasting only a short time ; short 短时间的；短暂的◆ a brief visit /meeting /conversation 短时间的访问/会议/交谈◆ a brief pause /silence 暂时停顿/沉默◆ Mozart's life was brief . 莫扎特的一生很短暂。🔑 using few words 简洁的；简单的◆ a brief description /summary /account 简明扼要的描述/总结/叙述◆ Please be brief (= say what you want to say quickly ). 请简明扼要。(of clothes 衣服) short and not covering much of the body 过短的；暴露身体的◆ a brief skirt 超短裙 ➡ see also brevity, briefly ● in brief in a few words , without details 简言之；一言以蔽之◆ In brief , the meeting was a disaster . 总之，那会议糟透了。◆ Now the rest of the news in brief . 现在简要报道其他新闻。🔑 briefAW BrE /briːf/ NAmE /briːf/ noun ➡ see also briefs(BrE ) the instructions that a person is given explaining what their job is and what their duties are 任务简介；指示◆ It wasn't part of his brief to speak to the press . 交付他的任务不包括向新闻界发言。◆ I was given the brief of reorganizing the department . 我被分派去改组这个部门。◆ to stick to your brief (= to only do what you are asked to do )仅做分内的事◆ to prepare /produce a brief for sb 给某人准备/制订指示(BrE , law法律) a legal case that is given to a lawyer to argue in court ; a piece of work for a barrister（向出庭律师提供的）诉讼摘要；委托辩护(NAmE , law法律) a written summary of the facts that support one side of a legal case , that will be presented to a court 辩护状(BrE , informal ) a solicitoror a defence lawyer 事务律师；辩护律师◆ I want to see my brief . 我想见我的律师。(especiallyNAmE ) = briefing (2 ) ◆ Officials are pushing for this target to be included in the next presidential brief . 官员正敦促在下一次总统的简报中一定要包括这个目标。 ● hold no brief for sb /sth (formal ) to not support or be in favour of sb /sth 不支持，不赞成（某人或某事）；不为…辩护◆ I hold no brief for either side in this war . 这次战争的双方我都不支持。🔑 briefAW BrE /briːf/ NAmE /briːf/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they brief BrE /briːf/ NAmE /briːf/ present simple - he / she / it briefs BrE /briːfs/ NAmE /briːfs/ past simple briefed BrE /briːft/ NAmE /briːft/ past participle briefed BrE /briːft/ NAmE /briːft/ -ing form briefing BrE /ˈbriːfɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈbriːfɪŋ/ to give sb information about sth so that they are prepared to deal with it 给（某人）指示；向（某人）介绍情况◆ ~sb I expect to be kept fully briefed at all times . 我希望随时向我报告所有情况。◆ ~sb on /about sth The officer briefed her on what to expect . 军官简要向她说了一下可能遇到的情况。 ➡ compare debrief~sb (to do sth )(BrE , law法律) to give a lawyer , especially a barrister, the main facts of a legal case so that it can be argued in court 向（出庭律师）提供诉讼摘要 |
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