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TOEFL BNC: 1863 COCA: 2146
briefadjectiveuk/briːf/ us/briːf/

brief adjective SHORT IN TIME

B1 lasting only a short time or containing few words短暂的；简短的

His acceptance speech was mercifully brief.幸而他的获奖感言很简短。
I had a brief look at her report before the meeting.会前我浏览了一下她的报告。
It'll only be a brief visit because we really don't have much time.我们的时间真的不多，所以只能作短暂的参观游览。
After a brief spell/stint in the army, he started working as a teacher.在部队呆了短暂的一段时间以后，他当起了教师。
The company issued a brief statement about yesterday's accident.那家公司就昨天的事故发表了简短的声明。

used to express how quickly time goes past（时间）短暂的，飞快的

For a few brief weeks we were very happy.在短短的几周里，我们过得十分愉快。

More examples

His illness was mercifully brief.

When you've got a minute, I'd like a brief word with you.

The meeting was brief and businesslike.

She called me this morning at the office and we had a brief chat.

She sketched out the plan in a few brief sentences.

brief adjective SHORT IN LENGTH

(of clothes) very short（衣服）很短的

She was wearing a fairly brief skirt, as I recall.我记得她当时穿了件非常短的裙子。
briefverbuk/briːf/ us/briːf/

[ T ] to give someone detailed instructions or information向…介绍情况；给…指示

We had already been briefed about/on what the job would entail.已经有人向我们介绍了工作内容。
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debrief
brief against/in favour of sb/sth

[ I ] UK to make information about someone or something public, with the intention of criticizing/praising him, her, or it通过非正式背景说明活动来否定/支持（人或事件），吹风否定/支持（人或事件）

On several occasions government officials briefed against their own ministers. 有好几次官员们通过非正式背景说明活动否定自己政府内的部长们。
briefnounuk/briːf/ us/briːf/

brief noun SHORT FORM

in brief

B2 If something is said in brief, it is said in a very short form, with very few details.简言之，一言以蔽之

"So you didn't enjoy the party much." "In brief, no."“那么，你不喜欢这个聚会喽?”“简单说吧，不喜欢。”

brief noun UNDERWEAR

briefs [ plural ]

a piece of underwear worn by men or women, covering the area between the waist and the tops of the legs内裤

cotton briefs棉质内裤

brief noun INSTRUCTIONS

[ C ] UK a set of instructions or information指示；（任务）简介

[ + to infinitive ] It was my brief to make sure that the facts were set down accurately.我的要求是确保准确记录所有事实。

[ C ] specialized law a document or set of documents containing the details about a court case诉讼要点；案情摘要

brief noun LAWYER

UK informal a lawyer who will speak for someone in a court of law （出庭）律师

My brief advised me to plead guilty.我的律师建议我认罪。

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