brief
英 [bri:f] 美 [brif]

adj.

短暂的；（衣着）短的；简洁的；简明的

vt.

向…介绍基本情况；（尤指事前）向…介绍基本情况；向…下达简令；在…事先向…做简要指点

n.

概要；短文；简短声明；（争议一方的情况或论点）要点摘录

变形

复数：briefs过去式：briefed过去分词：briefed现在分词：briefing第三人称单数：briefs

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 短暂的,短时间的 short in time
2. 简洁的,简短的 in as few words as possible

n.(名词)

1. [C]概要,摘要 a short spoken or written statement

v.(动词)

1. vt. 向…介绍基本情况,作…的摘要 give a lawyer some work to do for oneself by giving him the information which he may need

英英释义

brief[ bri:f ]

• n.
  • a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case

    同义词：legal brief

  • a condensed written summary or abstract
• v.give essential information to someone

  "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"

• adj.
  • of short duration or distance

    "a brief stay in the country"

    同义词：little

  • concise and succinct

    "covered the matter in a brief statement"

  • (of clothing) very short

    "a brief bikini"

    同义词：abbreviated

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• brief hope暂时的希望
• brief letter of thanks简短的感谢信
• brief note便条
• brief resume简历

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• draw up a brief草拟诉讼要点
• file a brief提出诉讼要点,提出辩护
• hold no brief for不为…辩护,不主张

介词+～

• in brief简言之,以简单扼要的形式

用作动词 (v.)～+介词

• brief sb about向某人介绍,向某人作简报
• brief sb on向某人介绍,向某人作简报

词组短语

in brief简言之

brief introduction简介；简短介绍

brief description简要说明；简介

to be brief简言之

take a brief（指律师）接手案件

brief survey简短的调查；简单的调查

hold no brief for不为…辩护；不支持，不赞同

news in brief简讯；简明新闻

design brief设计纲要

brief meeting碰头会

brief case公文包

brief exposure手控时间快门

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

concise, succinct, curt, brief

这组词都有“简短的”的意思，其区别是：

concise a. (文字等的)简要、精练，常含有保留主要部分的意思。

His letter was concise, omitting everything not pertinent to the job.他的信写得简明扼要，省略掉了所有与该项工作无关的部分。

succincta.简明的，简洁的，简练的，尤指用词简练，除含有concise的意思外，还有经过压缩的或简化的意思。

succinct summary of the argument论点的概要

curta.三言两语的，简短的，常含有"草率"的意思。

He asked his boss a question, but got a curt reply , "I have no time for you now!"他问老板一个问题，但是老板草率的说："我没时间搭理你。"

briefa.简明扼要的，简短的，指时间短暂，办事利索，态度明了等；有时含有"虽短但却不失全面"的意味。

The manager made a brief statement to open the meeting.经理致了简短的开幕词。

compact, concise, brief

这组词都有“简短的、简洁的”的意思，其区别是：

compact指为了方便把某物压缩到最小程度，也指紧凑、简洁的文体。

concise书面用词，可与brief换用，指语言文学言简意赅，无多余的话。

brief指语言文学简明扼要，短小精悍，也用于指时间意义很强的短暂的过程。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. There was a brief pause in the conversation.
   对话中有短暂的停顿。
2. We have a tight schedule for your brief visit. I hope you don't mind.
   对您短暂的访问,我们为您安排的日程很紧,希望您不介意。
3. In the beginning, the teacher gave us a brief introduction about the subject.
   开始时,老师给我们做了关于这门课程的简短介绍。
4. I don't want to keep you long, so let me be brief.
   我不想浪费大家的时间,就简明扼要地讲几句吧。

用作名词(n.)

1. He drew up a brief for his speech.
   他起草了一份讲话的摘要。
2. The lawyers declared on a court brief that they will argue Mr. Brown's innocence by reason of insanity.
   律师们在呈交法庭的辩护状上声明,他们将以神经错乱为由为布朗先生作无罪辩护。

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. The chairman will brief the Board on the most recent developments.
   主席将向董事会概述最近的发展。
2. I'd like to ask Mr. Dean to brief us on the situation.
   现在由院长先生来简单介绍一下形势。

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