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TOEFL BNC: 1863 COCA: 2146

brief

adjective
 
/briːf/
/briːf/
(comparative briefer, superlative briefest)
Idioms
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  1.  
     lasting only a short time; short短時間的；短暫的
    • a brief visit/meeting/conversation短時間的訪問／會議／交談
    • Mozart's life was brief.莫紮特的一生很短暫。
    • He said nothing during the brief court appearance.在短暫的出庭期間，他什麽也沒說。
    • a brief pause/silence暫時停頓／沉默
    • Susan and Mary were enjoying a brief moment of solitude.蘇珊和瑪麗正在享受短暫的獨處時光。
    • He died after a relatively brief period of suffering.他在相對短暫的痛苦之後死去。
    Extra Examples
    • Could you make it brief? I've got a meeting in ten minutes.你能簡短點嗎？十分鐘後我有個會。
    • 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。
    • Sean gave a brief glance at the screen.肖恩朝屏幕瞥了一眼。
    • The prime minister is due to make a brief visit to South Korea.總理預定去韓國作短期訪問。
    • There was a brief silence after I made my announcement.我發布完公告之後，出現了短暫的沉默。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • keep something
    • make something
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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  2.  
     using few words簡潔的；簡單的
    • a brief description/summary/overview簡要描述/總結/概述
    • Please be brief (= say what you want to say quickly).請簡明扼要。
    • I will keep my comments brief.我的評論會很簡短。
    • Section 1 of the book gives a brief history of Mexico.這本書的第一部分簡要介紹了墨西哥的歷史。
    • I made a brief introductory statement and our meeting began.我做了簡短的介紹性發言，我們的會議開始了。
    Extra Examples
    • I promised to be brief.我保證會長話短說。
    • The diary entries were tantalizingly brief.條條日記都很簡短，激起了人們的好奇。
    • 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。
    • David gave me a brief summary of what was said at the meeting.大衛給了我一份會上發言的簡要總結。
    • He began with a brief introduction.他以簡短的開場白開始。
    • Saunders's lawyer made a brief statement to the press outside the court.桑德斯的律師在法庭外向新聞界發表了簡短聲明。
    • The author makes only a brief mention of the role of Japan in this period.作者提到日本在這一時期的角色時只是簡略帶過。
    • The leaflet provides a brief description of the changes to the benefits system.傳單簡要介紹了福利制度的變化。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • keep something
    • make something
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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  3. (of clothes衣服) short and not covering much of the body過短的；暴露身體的
    • a brief skirt超短裙
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc1
    4. see also brevity, briefly
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French brief, from Latin brevis ‘short’. The noun is via late Latin breve ‘note, dispatch’, hence ‘an official letter’.
Idioms
in brief
  1. in a few words, without details簡言之；一言以蔽之
    • In brief, the meeting was a disaster.總之，那會議糟透了。
    • Now the rest of the news in brief.現在簡要報道其他新聞。

brief

noun
/briːf/
/briːf/
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  1. (British English) the instructions that a person is given explaining what their job is and what their duties are任務簡介；指示
    • It wasn't part of his brief to speak to the press.交付他的任務不包括向新聞界發言。
    • I was given the brief of reorganizing the department.我被分派去改組這個部門。
    • to stick to your brief (= to only do what you are asked to do)僅做分内的事
    • to prepare/produce a brief for somebody給某人準備／制訂指示
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    • He told me to stick to my brief.他告訴我做好自己分内的事情。
    • 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。
    • 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内的事。
    • She makes all these points in her brief.她在工作簡報中列出了所有這些要點。
    • a technical brief on food hygiene有關食品衛生的技術指示
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • clear
    • detailed
    • thorough
    • …
    verb + brief
    • prepare
    • produce
    • write
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the brief
    • outside somebody’s brief
    • brief on
    • …
    phrases
    • be part of somebody’s brief
    • hold no brief for somebody/​something
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  2. (British English, law法律) a legal case that is given to a lawyer to argue in court; a piece of work for a barrister（向出庭律師提供的）訴訟摘要；委托辯護
    • Will you accept this brief?你接受這個案件嗎？
    Topics Law and justicec2
  3. (North American English, law法律) a written summary of the facts that support one side of a legal case, that will be presented to a court辯護狀
  4. (British English, informal) a solicitor or a defence lawyer事務律師；辯護律師
    • I want to see my brief.我想見我的律師。
  5. (especially North American English)
    (also briefing British and North American English)
    [countable, uncountable] the detailed instructions or information that are given at such a meeting任務簡介；指示
    • Officials are pushing for this target to be included in the next presidential brief.官員正敦促在下一次總統的簡報中一定要包括這個目標。
    • We were given daily briefs by the commander.指揮官向我們下達了日常工作指令。
    6. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French brief, from Latin brevis ‘short’. The noun is via late Latin breve ‘note, dispatch’, hence ‘an official letter’.
Idioms
hold no brief for somebody/something
  1. (formal) to not support or be in favour of somebody/something不支持，不贊成（某人或某事）；不爲…辯護
    • I hold no brief for either side in this war.這次戰爭的雙方我都不支持。

brief

verb
/briːf/
/briːf/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they brief
/briːf/
/briːf/
he / she / it briefs
/briːfs/
/briːfs/
past simple briefed
/briːft/
/briːft/
past participle briefed
/briːft/
/briːft/
-ing form briefing
/ˈbriːfɪŋ/
/ˈbriːfɪŋ/
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  1. to give somebody information about something so that they are prepared to deal with it給（某人）指示；向（某人）介紹情況
    • brief somebody I expect to be kept fully briefed at all times.我希望随時向我報告所有情況。
    • brief somebody on/about something The officer briefed her on what to expect.軍官簡要向她說了一下可能遇到的情況。
    • Each member of my crew took it in turn 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。
    • 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。
    compare debrief
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • fully
    • properly
    • well
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • on
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  2. brief somebody (to do something) (British English, 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（出庭律師）提供訴訟摘要Topics Law and justicec2
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French brief, from Latin brevis ‘short’. The noun is via late Latin breve ‘note, dispatch’, hence ‘an official letter’.

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